Sacred strategies : transforming synagogues from functional to visionary / / Isa Aron [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Herndon, Virginia : , : The Alban Institute, , 2010; ©2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (391 p.)
• Disciplina: 296.6/50973
• Soggetto topico: Synagogues - United States - History - 21st century; Jewish leadership - United States - History - 21st century; Judaism - United States - History - 21st century
• Altri autori: AronIsa CohenSteven Martin HoffmanLawrence A. <1942-> KelmanAri Y. <1971->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgments; Chapter 2. A Portrait of "Visionary": The Characteristics We Saw; Chapter 4. Visionary Learning: Schooling for Everyone; Chapter 6. Transformation in Practice: Moving toward Change; Appendix B: Interview Protocol; 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 17; 18; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 4
• Sommario/riassunto: Sacred Strategies is about eight synagogues that reached out and helped people connect to Jewish life in a new way--congregations that had gone from commonplace to extraordinary. Over a period of two years, researchers Aron, Cohen, Hoffman, and Kelman interviewed 175 synagogue leaders and a selection of congregants (ranging from intensely committed to largely inactive). They found these congregations shared six traits: sacred purpose, holistic ethos, participatory culture, meaningful engagement, innovation disposition, and reflective leadership and governance. They write for synagogue leaders
• Titolo autorizzato: Sacred strategies
• ISBN: 1-56699-623-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910786541803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II