TY  - BOOK
AU  - Aron,Isa
AU  - Cohen,Steven M.
AU  - Hoffman,Lawrence A.
AU  - Kelman,Ari Y.
TI  - Sacred Strategies: Transforming Synagogues from Functional to Visionary
SN  - 9781566996235 (electronic bk.)
AV  - BM653 
U1  - 296.650973 23
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
KW  - Synagogues
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Jewish leadership
KW  - Judaism
KW  - RELIGION / Judaism / General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Acknowledgments; Chapter 2. A Portrait of "Visionary": The Characteristics We Saw; Chapter 4. Visionary Learning: Schooling for Everyone; Chapter 6. Transformation in Practice: Moving toward Change; Appendix B: Interview Protocol; 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 4
N2  - Sacred Strategies is about eight synagogues that reached out and helped people connect to Jewish life in a new way--congregations that had gone from commonplace to extraordinary. Over a period of two years, researchers Aron, Cohen, Hoffman, and Kelman interviewed 175 synagogue leaders and a selection of congregants (ranging from intensely committed to largely inactive). They found these congregations shared six traits: sacred purpose, holistic ethos, participatory culture, meaningful engagement, innovation disposition, and reflective leadership and governance. They write for synagogue leaders
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