Ron Wolfson

The Spirituality of Welcoming (eBook, ePUB)

How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A practical guide for envisioning-and transforming-your synagogue into a powerful new congregation of welcoming, learning and healing. "The new synagogue we envision is a spiritual center for all those who set foot inside it. It is a kehillah kedoshah, a sacred community, where relationships are paramount, where worship is engaging, where everyone is learning, where repair of the world is a moral imperative, where healing is offered, where personal and institutional transformation are embraced. The times are ripe for this spiritual call." -from the Introduction So often we want our congregations to be more-more compelling, more member-focused, more spiritual and yet more useful for our daily lives. Through reflection, examples, tips and exercises-and incorporating the fruits of Synagogue 2000 (now Synagogue 3000), a groundbreaking decade-long program investigating the challenges facing modern synagogues-this inspiring handbook both establishes a sound foundation for why a deep hospitality is crucial for the survival of today's spiritual communities, and dives into the practical hands-on how of turning your congregation into a place of invitation and openness that includes: Prayer that is engaging, uplifting and spiritually moving . Institutional deepening that is possible because of an openness to change . Study that engages adults and families, as well as children . Good deeds-the work of social justice-as a commitment of each and every member . An ambience of welcome that creates a culture of warmth and outreach . Healing that offers comfort and support at times of illness and loss . ... and much more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580234719
• Artikelnr.: 49989858

Autorenporträt

Dr. Ron Wolfson, visionary educator and inspirational speaker, is Fingerhut Professor of Education at American Jewish University in Los Angeles and a cofounder of Synagogue 3000. He is author of Relational Judaism: Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community; The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven: Reviewing and Renewing Your Life on Earth; Be Like God: God's To-Do List for Kids; God's To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth; Hanukkah, Passover and Shabbat, all Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs Art of Jewish Living family guides to spiritual celebrations; The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community; A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort: A Guide to Jewish Bereavement and Comfort; and, with Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, What You Will See Inside a Synagogue (all Jewish Lights), a book for children ages 6 and up. He contributed to May God Remember: Memory and Memorializing in Judaism-Yizkor, Who by Fire, Who by Water-Un'taneh Tokef, All These Vows-Kol Nidre, and We Have Sinned: Sin and Confession in Judaism-Ashamnu and Al Chet (all Jewish Lights).

Dr. Ron Wolfson is available to speak on the following topics:

• Building Good Tents: Envisioning the Synagogue of the Future
• God's To-Do List
• The Seven Questions You're Asked in Heaven
• Blessings and Kisses: The Power of the Jewish Family
• A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort

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