by Yoni Sarason

Yoni is the founder of Next Dor St. Louis and now Regional Director, Midwest for NEXT: A Division of the Birthright Israel Foundation …

by Rebecca Dinar

Director of The Open Tent, Temple Beth Shalom

On September 28, at around 7:45 PM, Remy poked her head inside the Miami Jewish Museum to find out what was happening. The 33-year-old worked for a French company and was in the middle of a three-year post in Miami. Remy knew it was Erev Rosh Hashana, but with her family thousands of miles away she opted for a long walk. By chance she ended up on the steps of the Museum located just a few blocks…

from Next Dor Affiliate the Emek Project, original post at http://emekproject.org/?p=608&preview=true

Michelle Citrin

Theologian, Art Green says, “The core of our worship is not a prayer at all, but a cry to our fellow Jews and fellow humans. In it, we declare that G-d is one – which is also to say that humanity is one, that life is one, that joys and sufferings are all one”.…

When Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) partnered with Synagogue 3000 to bring Next Dor to New York City, they turned 180 degrees from the previous traditional way of thinking about 20/30s engagement. Recognizing that people in their twenties and thirties generally do not move back to Westchester,…

On May 23-24, Next Dor's six pilot sites and 10 of its affiliates from around the country joined together for a Next Dor gathering. Hosted by Temple Israel in Boston (home of the Riverway Project), these professionals spent two days delving into how best to build, sustain, and support 20s and 30s communities with the Next Dor team and each other. Here, Rabbi Leah Berkowitz…

Spotlight on The Tribe

Marc Hurwitz

Being a young Jewish adult in South Florida is not too shabby. There are a lot of amazing things to keep you occupied, but if you wanted to do something Jewish without the overtones of being asked for money or…

You Are Here: Reflections on Gen Y, Worship, and Cultural Consumption

Josh Nelson

I spent a good part of my life wandering without a spiritual lifeline. I was lost, having climbed out of the wading pool of organized religion. Somehow, Jewish…

Rabbi Esther Lederman

I decided to become a Next Dor rabbi because I wished there could have been a rabbi I would have talked…

Waves of Sound, Waves of Soul

by Shira Kline

Everything has a vibration or a frequency.  From the molecules to the mountains, from the rocks to rock n’ roll, from our quiet to our not so quiet thoughts and feelings.   Kirtan chant master, Rigani, explains, “We…

Community-based fundraising is the new philanthropic model. The folks behind Mitzfunder want to create a Jewish-specific, community-based fundraising tool akin to Kickstarter. This is a novel…

Next Dor rabbi Noa Kushner is featured in one of the ten principles of the Sabbath Manifesto, www.sabbathmanifesto.com. Light candles!

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We were astounded by not only the number of individuals and congregations present at our Next Dor Conversation in October (176 attendees and 53 congregations), but also by the amount of passion and enthusiasm they exuded for taking the next crucial step in keeping Judaism and its institutions relevant for the next generation. We want to help synagogues transform themselves into places where those in their 20s and 30s willingly flock. In addition to our six pilot sites around the…

NOTE: This piece describes the role songleading and Jewish music have played in my life. In light of the recent passing of Debbie Friedman (z”l), I want to note that she paved the way for me as a Jewish woman, songleader, and composer. I am deeply grateful for the immeasurable impact she had on me and on the…

Synagogue 3000 Next Dor Conversation

The first time that Rabbi Susan Talve told me about a ramshackled house next door to Central Reform Congregation and suggested that I help write a proposal to transform it into a community center. . . I was intrigued. At the time, I didn’t recognize the broader implications of this proposal, both what it would mean for me and the St. Louis community, or that it fit into some larger context.

At…

Next Dor STL Shares Unique Model
to Engage Young Jewish Adults

Here's a list of Josh's upcoming concert dates (personally I'd like to go to the January date in Cuba!):

11/6/10 URJ North American Forum

Concert

Chicago, IL,…