August 2010 Blog Posts (15)

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The Missional Church

hmmm.... is this what we're doing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arxfLK_sd68

Added by Aaron Spiegel on August 30, 2010 at 2:11pm — No Comments

Social media isn't a fad, it's a fundamental shift in the way we communicate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8

Added by Aaron Spiegel on August 25, 2010 at 2:01pm — No Comments

High Holy Day tickets, bleh

I admit up front - this is a sore subject for me. As a former congregational rabbi, I understand the benefit of charging for HH tickets. It's often the number one annual fundraiser for many synagogues.

Now, as a member of the baalei baatim (those of us in the pews), I absolutely cringe at the idea of paying for HH tickets or even the idea that we have tickets. I can't imagine what it's like for a young adult who has some interest in either reconnecting or connecting anew to…

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Added by Aaron Spiegel on August 23, 2010 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

20 somethings

Check out the interesting article in yesterday's New York Time's Magazine (August 22, 2010) about 20 - somethings, now called "emerging adults" .

Added by Gayle Pomerantz on August 23, 2010 at 12:29pm — 1 Comment

It's A New World, Golda

It’s A New World, Golda…





Professor Steven Cohen wrote a very intriguing article explaining what he’s learning about my generation of Jews: the 30-something post-Boomer up and coming leaders of the Jewish community. What makes this generation so different from the one ahead of us? What’s new and different these days?…



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Added by Jessica Zimmerman on August 19, 2010 at 12:57pm — No Comments

High Holy Days (and cook kit) with NITA - NextDor Marin

Sept 8 & 17, 7:00 PM…

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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 18, 2010 at 6:52pm — No Comments

If you could change one thing...

If there were one concrete change that you could make to synagogues to make them more relevant to young Jews, what would that be and why?… Continue

Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 18, 2010 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Crazy Lots Going on in St. Louis!!

[note - originally sent 8/9 - sorry for the missing it in my inbox!]…
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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 15, 2010 at 4:57pm — No Comments

History and an Invitation

Steven Cohen -


For the past year, the Next Dor initiative of…
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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 15, 2010 at 3:33pm — No Comments

The Conversation - Why Now?

Marc Hurwitz - The Tribe, NextDor Miami
As synagogues see diminishing congregational memberships, it's critical to engage the young professional community to ensure the vitality of the Jewish community in America for generations to come.


Rachel Bregman - NextDor Atlanta
We are the next generation and we are in a whole new worlds. We long for a meaningful life involving a Jewish identity and ache for synagogues to meet us here in this new landscape, but…
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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 15, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

How is the October Conversation Different?

Ron Wolfson -
How are/can synagogues and spiritual communities engage young Jewish adults? This is the focus of the Next Dor Conversation. We believe that synagogues have a responsibility to do this work of building relationships…
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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 15, 2010 at 3:29pm — No Comments

Ramping up the Conversation!

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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 12, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Time to re-evaluate

It wasn't until a friend introduced me to Simon Jacobson's books a few years ago that I'd learned that the HHs are part of a much larger cycle about wrongs and forgiveness. Starting today, the 30th of Av, I'm making a list of what I want to change - in relationship to myself, others, and the divine. http://tinyurl.com/2cawjrk… Continue

Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 10, 2010 at 4:58pm — No Comments

New Cordoba House bus ads... not ok folks

Well, this isn't what I was planning on writing about today, but I just saw a tweet to an article that... wow - don't even know that I have words.


If you're not in New York, you've probably missed most of the debate over the Cordoba House, an Islamic community center (compared to JCCs with swimming pool and gym) which also houses a mosque.


I'm not even going to try and sum up the back and forths, suffice to say it's been getting nastier and…
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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 10, 2010 at 12:00am — 2 Comments

Naming Clergy Burnout

It's interesting - when folks talk about the wide variety of issues with current congregational life, few focus on the issue of clergy burnout…

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Added by Sadie Rosenthal on August 2, 2010 at 10:15am — 1 Comment

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