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 HUC-JIR's Experts in Synagogue Growth to Participate in UJA-Federation of NY's "Leading Successful Synagogue Change" Day-Long Program Experts from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion faculty in New York and Los Angeles will present at the UJA-Federation of New York on "Leading Successful Synagogue Change," Monday, May 12, 2008. Participants will learn from current research, take part in forums to identify new approaches to synagogue growth, and consider strategic direction for future partnerships. The following sessions will feature presentations based on cutting-edge research and teaching by HUC-JIR faculty: "Defining Success: The Visionary Congregation"
Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is the nation's oldest institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism. HUC-JIR educates men and women for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, educators, and communal service professionals, and offers graduate and post-graduate programs to scholars of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library and museum collections, the American Jewish Archives, biblical archaeology excavations, research institutes and centers, and academic publications. HUC-JIR invites the community to an array of cultural and educational programs which illuminate Jewish history, identity, and contemporary creativity and which foster interfaith and multiethnic understanding. Visit us at www.huc.edu |
