Thank You, Dr. Wolfson for a Great Event!
Relational Judaism:
Using the Power of Relationships
to Transform Synagogues
and Organizations
What a great night!
The JCF and Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey would like to thank the nearly 200 community members who took some time from their busy schedules to gain deep insights into the nuts and bolts of "Relational Judaism" on September 10th.
To read a full recap about the event,
please visit the JCF Blog.
To view photos from the event,
please visit the JCF Facebook Page.
Questions? Follow-up?
If you have any questions about this program or would like to connect with the Federation or JCF to learn how you can build Relational Judaism in the community,
please contact:
Charlene Green at 856-751-9500 x1403
or Seth Mirowitz at 856-673-2521
Thank you to SEI, our Grand Sponsor
Download an event flyer
About the Community Professional Development Conference
Hosted by the Jewish Federation's Center for Impact & Innovation
To learn more about this conference for local Early Childhood, Religious, and Day School educators during the day on Sunday, September 10th featuring Dr. Ron Wolfson, please click here or contact Charlene Green at 856-751-9500 x1403.
About Dr. Ron Wolfson
Dr. Ron Wolfson is the Fingerhut Professor of Education in the Graduate Center for Jewish Education at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles.
Dr. Wolfson is a popular scholar-in-residence for synagogues and communities, traveling the world speaking on a wide range of topics in Jewish life, a co-founder of Synagogue 3000, and a pioneer in the field of Jewish family education.
He is the author of Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community, The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community, and his newest book – The Best Boy in the United States of America: A Memoir of Blessings and Kisses (all Jewish Lights Publishing).
Ron is President of the Kripke (KRIP-KEE) Institute for Jewish Family Literacy and the Center for Relational Judaism. He eats frozen yogurt just about every day.
For more, visit Dr. Wolfson's website.
About the Book:
"Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community"
Membership in Jewish organizations is down. Day school enrollment has peaked. Federation campaigns are flat. The fastest growing and second largest category of Jews is “Just Jewish.” Young Jewish adults are unengaged and aging baby boomers are disengaging. Yet, in the era of Facebook, people crave face-to-face community.
“It’s all about relationships.” With this simple, but profound idea, noted educator and community revitalization pioneer Dr. Ron Wolfson presents practical strategies and case studies to transform the old model of Jewish institutions into relational communities. He sets out twelve principles of relational engagement to guide Jewish lay leaders, professionals and community members in transforming institutions into inspiring communities whose value-proposition is to engage people and connect them to Judaism and community in meaningful and lasting ways.
For more, visit Dr. Wolfson's website.
Thank You to
Our Sponsors
Grand Sponsor
SEI
Silver Sponsor
Steve Beilowitz Donor Advised Fund
Bronze Sponsors
Milgrim Family Donor Advised Fund
Barney & Amy Kaplan
Patrons
Robert & Eileen Elias
Event Co-Host
Additional funding for this program provided by a
JCF Grant
