Beschreibung:
Sacred Strategies follows the evolutions of eight congregations that reached out and helped people connect to Jewish life in a new way-congregations that went from commonplace to extraordinary. This book explores the qualities that help and hinder the potential of today's synagogues to become entrepreneurial, experimental, and visionary.
Acknowledgments1. Snapshots of Visionary: The Congregations We StudiedPart 1: Exploring Congregational Vision2. A Portrait of "Visionary": The Characteristics We Saw3. Visionary Worship: T'fillah that Engages4. Visionary Learning: Schooling for Everyone5. Visionary Community: Tikkun Olam and G'milut Chasadim from the Inside OutPart 2: Achieving Congregational Change6. Transformation in Practice: Moving toward Change7. Transformation in Theory: Thinking about Change8. Transformation in Perspective: Looking Back and Looking ForwardAppendix A: Study ParticipantsAppendix B: Interview ProtocolNotesAnnotated Bibliography