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Eli Freedman Rabbi Catherine S Fischer Director of Community Engagement October 26 2016 Creating Profound Connections OUR VISION Our vision is to awaken our human spirit to the possibilities within and between us We create a Jewish community of profound connections through transformati ID: 589054

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Entry Points and Pathways of Jewish Engagement

Eli Freedman: Rabbi

Catherine S. Fischer:

Director of Community Engagement

October 26, 2016Slide2

Creating Profound Connections

OUR VISION

Our vision is to awaken our human spirit to the possibilities within and between us. We create a Jewish community of profound connections through transformative study, prayer, and urban engagement. Standing on the shoulders of our historic congregation's founders, we dedicate ourselves to ensuring the future of the Jewish people. To pursue our vision we:

* Welcome all who come to explore or deepen their connection to Judaism and God

* Find strength in our diversity of perspective, age, gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, family constellation, and socio-economic backg

round

* Welcome interfaith families with open arms

* Rejoice with each other in times of joy and comfort each other in times of sadness

* Lift our voices in prayer, embracing the faithful and the skeptic

* Wrestle with the many faces of the Divine on our journeys of growth and spirituality

* Engage in the lifelong study of Torah, adding our voices to the generations of interpretation

* Repair the brokenness in our neighborhood and the world

Celebrate our connection to Israel and Jews globally, providing a forum for learning and discussion

Draw inspiration from the beauty of the musical, visual, and performing arts

Cultivate a commitment to Jewish life and Jewish identity in the next generation

Reflect, renew, and innovate in the spirit of Reform Judaism  Slide3

Creating Profound Connections

Creating an inclusive Congregation

Invitation to participate fully in the life of the congregation.

Membership

: all members of an interfaith family are considered full members of the congregation.

Governance

: each member is welcome to participate in synagogue life.

Ritual

: each member is welcome to participate in ritual to the extent they feel comfortable.Slide4

Creating Profound Connections

Vision Informs P

athways

Welcome & Personal Connection

Membership (for many, Jewish or not, it

’s their first time,

relevant)

Worship

Accessible (assumptions)

Relevant (sermon and music choices)

Welcoming and inclusive

ShaBBQ

Study in and out of the synagogue

Entry level (e.g. Taste of Judaism, Introduction to Judaism, New Beginnings)

20s & 30s study in local bar, hanging mezuzah

Religious School (majority are interfaith families)

Nodal Moments

Life cycle, Caring CommunitySlide5

Creating Profound Connections

Greeter Training

Ambassador Program

Community Building Summit

Teacher in-service

Entry points

Audacious Welcoming

Among other things, Audacious Welcoming is ”... A

two way street where synagogue and stranger need each other - not just teach new comers but for them to teach us....

–Rabbi Rick JacobsSlide6

Creating Profound Connections

Higher purpose

Vision Statement

Approach & Pathways to Jewish Life

Practice consistent with vision strengthens

relationships and connection to Judaism

.

ConclusionSlide7

Creating Profound Connections

When two people relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.

- Martin Buber