2011

Education: Congregational Schools Budgets: How school budgets fit inside the synagogue budgeting process.

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:16:56 -0500

Start: Mar 30 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 30 2011 - 1:15pm

In the best of times, it can be challenging for congregations to make good decisions about school budgets. In times of economic hardship, it becomes even more important to address school budgets with great care. In this workshop, Rabbi Erin Hirsh will discuss best practices in school budgeting. She will discuss the roles of education directors, treasurers, education committees and boards. This webinar will also examine the relationship between synagogue and school budgets as well as considering sample budgets.

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Education: Congregational School Budgets: Gathering data to ensure effective budgeting and decision making.

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:13:00 -0500

Start: Mar 2 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 2 2011 - 1:15pm

In the best of times, it can be challenging for congregations to make good decisions about school budgets. In times of economic hardship, it becomes even more important to address school budgets with great care. In the first workshop, Rabbi Erin Hirsh will discuss best practices in school budgeting. She will discuss the roles of education directors, treasurers, education committees and boards. This webinar will also examine the relationship between synagogue and school budgets as well as considering sample budgets. In the second workshop, Marion Gribetz will introduce Jdata and demonstrate how congregations can use data to make good decisions regarding the school budget.

Education: Youth: How do they connect to our communities and how do our communities connect to our teens?

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:06:35 -0500

Start: Mar 15 2011 - 8:00pm

End: Mar 15 2011 - 9:15pm

In this era of technology, busy schedules, and high stress levels, our teens might find it difficult to stay connected to our Reconstructionist Jewish Communities. What can we offer them as incentive to maintain their relationship to our congregations? Our first webinar will explore different congregational approaches to teen programming. Several teens will be presenting their views on why they choose to participate in teen programming at their congregations. Our second webinar will focus on our college students. How do they connect to their home Reconstructionist communities? Do they find Jewish connections on their campus? Hear from college students who attend schools both with and without a Reconstructionist presence and learn how we can help them succeed in maintaining their Jewish identities away from home.

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Education: College Students: How do our students away at college remain connected to our communities?

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:59:37 -0500

Start: Mar 22 2011 - 8:00pm

End: Mar 22 2011 - 9:15pm

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http://jrf.org/connecting-to-our-college-students

Leadership Skills and Governance that Works II

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:40:24 -0500

Start: Mar 28 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 28 2011 - 1:15pm

A Sacred Trust: Effective Leadership Skills and Governance that Works, PT. 2 (first session on Mon, March 21st): We can’t lead in a vacuum – the work of leadership is done within a larger system. Whether you are on the board, a member of a committee, part of the executive committee, or a staff member, working within a well-defined governance structure can help to clarify roles and responsibilities. These sessions will highlight effective models for structuring and managing the congregational board as well as explore the key elements to effective Jewish congregational leadership.

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Leadership Skills and Governance that Works I

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:37:01 -0500

Start: Mar 21 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Mar 21 2011 - 1:15pm

A Sacred Trust: Effective Leadership Skills and Governance that Works (Part 1): We can’t lead in a vacuum – the work of leadership is done within a larger system. Whether you are on the board, a member of a committee, part of the executive committee, or a staff member, working within a well-defined governance structure can help to clarify roles and responsibilities. These sessions will highlight effective models for structuring and managing the congregational board as well as explore the key elements to effective Jewish congregational leadership. This year we ask participants to deepen their learning by signing up for both sessions on a given topic. The follow-up to this session is Mon. March 28, noon EST. Please register separately at www.jrf.org/pearl

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Finances: Money, Values and Congregational Life II

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:34:11 -0500

Start: Apr 12 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Apr 12 2011 - 1:15pm

Money, Values and Congregational Life, PT 2 (Follow-up from Tues, April 5th session): In these challenging economic times, how do we make good financial decisions? We will talk about budgets as key documents that should reflect the congregation’s mission, and about how to create budgeting processes that effectively utilize the congregation’s mission, objectives and values. We will focus his session on values-based budgeting and how congregations can make good financial decisions even when choices are challenging. Many JRF congregations currently face painful challenges about where and how to allocate limited funds. How does a board go through decision-making processes to make necessary budget adjustments or cuts during tough times? How can congregations be successful in creating a dues structure that is in line with the best of its Reconstructionist values. How do we link budget processes with a congregation’s mission, objectives and values. Rabbis Shawn Zevit and Mordechai Liebling discuss the uses and variety of Jewish values-based approaches to money and other resources in congregational life.

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http://jrf.org/money-values-and-congregational-life-part-II

Finances: Money, Values and Congregational Life

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:31:56 -0500

Start: Apr 5 2011 - 12:00pm

End: Apr 5 2011 - 1:15pm

Money, Values and Congregational Life: In these challenging economic times, how do we make good financial decisions? We will talk about budgets as key documents that should reflect the congregation’s mission, and about how to create budgeting processes that effectively utilize the congregation’s mission, objectives and values. We will focus his session on values-based budgeting and how congregations can make good financial decisions even when choices are challenging. Many JRF congregations currently face painful challenges about where and how to allocate limited funds. How does a board go through decision-making processes to make necessary budget adjustments or cuts during tough times? How can congregations be successful in creating a dues structure that is in line with the best of its Reconstructionist values. How do we link budget processes with a congregation’s mission, objectives and values. Rabbis Shawn Zevit and Mordechai Liebling discuss the uses and variety of Jewish values-based approaches to money and other resources in congregational life.

This year we ask participants to deepen their learning by signing up for both sessions on a given topic. The follow-up to this session is Tues. April 12 noon EST. Please register separately at www.jrf.org/pearl

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Part 1
Part 2 (goes with session 2: http://jrf.org/pearl/2011/Money-and-Values/2)

Spirituality: Reconstructionism and Spiritual Life (Pt. 1)

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:23:32 -0500

Start: Apr 27 2011 - 8:00pm

End: Apr 27 2011 - 9:15pm

As our communities grow and explore a variety of approaches to compliment tradition-based egalitarian Jewish practice, many Reconstructionist communities have begun integrating a variety of Jewish religious practices, continued to reconstruct Shabbat practice, traditonal rituals and liturgy, meditation, mussar study, "Torah" yoga, healing services, chant and other forms of spiritual experience into core offerings. In these sessions, we explore some of these forms, how we make communal decisions around them and see the connection to and inspiration from Reconstructionism and Jewish spiritual life .

This year we ask participants to deepen their learning by signing up for both sessions on a given topic. The follow-up to this session is Wed. May 4th, 8pm EST. Please register separately at www.jrf.org/pearl

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Spirituality: Reconstructionism and Spiritual Life II

Lori Rubin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:20:37 -0500

Start: May 4 2011 - 8:00pm

End: May 4 2011 - 9:15pm

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