Sacred Strategies: Transforming Synagogues from Functional to Visionary

by Isa Aron, Ari Y. Kelman, Lawrence A. Hoffman, et al.

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566994012
• ISBN13: 9781566994019
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.