Innovative Programming

Featured: Making Our Synagogues Vessels of Tikkun Olam

Rabbi Mordechai Liebling is the former Torah of Money director at the Shefa Fund (now Bend the Arc). This article is adapted from a talk at the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation Tikkun Olam Kallah March, 2003.

Topics: Community Building, Congregational Development, Innovative Programming, Jewish Community, Synagogue Programs, Tikkun Olam Type: Article

Communal Mishlo'ach Manot

Minyan Dorshei Derekh in Philadelphia has taken an innovative approach to this Purim tradition by making communal mishlo'ach manot packages for each megillah reading attendee. Community members donate time, money and items to create the gift baskets and most of the money goes to tzedakah.

Topics: Congregational Development, Holidays, Innovative Programming, Jewish Cooking, Jewish Life, Jewish Practice, Purim Type: Program Description

Greening Sustainable Synagogues

Annotated weblinks and listings of resources to support congregations in their efforts to function in more ecologically sustainable ways, and to support those efforts in the world.

Topics: Congregational Development, Innovative Programming, Jewish Life, Tikkun Olam, Tu Bishvat Type: Bibliography

Surviving in the One-Room Schoolhouse

This article explores the benefits and difficulties of mixed-age religious school classes. It was first printed in 1989 in Reconstructing Jewish Education: A Process Guide, ed. Dr. Jeffrey Schein.

Topics: Congregational Development, Discipline in the Classroom, Education, Human Development, Innovative Programming, School Administration Type: Article