Every Jewish institution; writes Kerry Olitzky; "is undergoing significant change and is in danger of becoming irrelevant to the majority of North American Jews. All these institutions will have to reimagine themselves if they are to survive and grow. And the most numerous of these institutes is also the most vulnerable: the synagogue." The synagogue as we know it developed in response to a variety of needs; often in an attempt to create new communities for education and assembly as populations moved from urban centers to the suburbs. These needs have changed; and the synagogue is no longer the center of social and professional life. Change is necessary; but what a synagogue that serves the new needs of American Jewish religious life look like? In Playlist Judaism; Kerry Olitzky offers provocative proposals to help synagogues face today s challenges; from turning the synagogue inside out so that it is reaching out to the community around it; to recognizing intermarriage as an opportunity for synagogues; and encouraging synagogues not to forget the Boomers. It is an engaging look at what creative thinking has to offer congregations today. In his foreword; Ron Wolfson says that the book will provide "leadership teams with a plethora of practical proposals to chart an exciting and engaging future for their congregations."
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. these men were SUPER HUMAN! GREAT BOOKBy StevencharlesThrough this book I could follow the footsteps of my father. One of the soldiers in the 1st CAV got off the same ship; the same day and was in the same unit as my dad....... these men were SUPER HUMAN!GREAT BOOK..... written from the men's notes; letters home; you feel like your there!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. War is inherently ghastly; but Korea tops that listBy Bill ClarkeThis book covers only the first part of the Korean War; but in terms of how ill-prepared we were to fight it; and the horrific conditions that we ran into by that first winter—at least we thought we were about to win it and be home by Christmas. But then the massive Chinese invasion came; and that turned the whole war around for us; particularly around the Chosin Reservoir. Very fascinating book. (The author died before the second book came out; so as I remember it; it was a friend of his who wrote the second one.)0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Grim RealityBy Victor L. PillowGreat stories form people on the ground fighting the war. You make an emotional and intellectual connection with the men who fought there. Many stories are quite gripping as the terrain; weather and circumstances of the war were quite grim.
