Relational Judaism—Using the Power of Relationships to Transform the Jewish Community

Membership in Jewish organizations is down. Day school enrollment has peaked. Federation campaigns

are flat. The fastest growing and second largest category

of Jews is "Just Jewish." Young Jewish adults are

unengaged and aging baby boomers are disengaging.

Yet, in the era of Facebook, people crave face-to-face

community.

"It's all about relationships." With this simple, but

profound idea, noted educator and community revitalization

pioneer Dr. Ron Wolfson presents practical

strategies and case studies to transform the old model

of Jewish programmatic institutions into relational

communities.

He sets out nine principles of relational engagement

to guide Jewish lay leaders and professionals in transforming

institutions into inspiring communities whose

value-proposition is to engage people and connect

them to community in a meaningful and lasting way.