Warm and Welcoming (eBook, PDF)

How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century
Redaktion: Hoffman, Warren; Steinberg-Egeth, Miriam

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century is the first book to tackle institutionalized biases and barriers to inclusion, offering not only stories and context about the issues facing Jews of all backgrounds, but more importantly offering practical and concrete advice that Jewish institutions can implement right away to change how they engage with diverse populations. The book features 17 chapters written by some of the most knowledgeable individuals in the Jewish community around the areas of diversity and inclusion. From senior leaders in the field to young innovators who are helping to change the ways that Jewish institutions create community, Warm and Welcoming offers fresh perspectives, best practices, and new ideas to transform Jewish institutions regardless of their size, resources, or number of years in existence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. November 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798881880330
• Artikelnr.: 74850521

Autorenporträt

Warren Hoffman is executive director of the Association for Jewish Studies, the largest academic Jewish Studies membership organization in the world. He has spent his career working in Jewish communal agencies including JCCs and Federations to bring change, innovation, and new ideas to legacy organizations. Hoffman is author of two books: The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture and The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia named Hoffman one of the "most influential Jews under 50" and the "Next Wave of Arts and Culture" in Philadelphia. Miriam Steinberg-Egeth currently serves as the Strategic Manager for Hadar. Previously, she was the director of the Center City Kehillah, a collaboration of thirty organizations working together to bolster Jewish life in Philadelphia; the administrator for the Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia; and a Hillel professional, working with both graduate and undergraduate students. She has been a consultant for institutions on community organizing, Jewish engagement, and professional networking, as well as an editor for organizational websites and public communications. She is a member of the Kenissa network and has trained with PresenTense and JOIN for Justice.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Foreword by Rabbi Sid Schwarz Introduction Chapter 1
LGBTQ Jews by Idit Klein Chapter 2
Interfaith Families by Jodi Bromberg Chapter 3
Jews of Color by Gamal Palmer Chapter 4
Disability Access and Inclusion by Gabrielle Kaplan
Mayer Chapter 5
Millennials and Gen Z by Rebecca Bar Chapter 6
A New Model for Jewish Institutions by Rabbi Mike Uram Chapter 7
Arts and Culture Programming by Marilyn Levitch Hassid Chapter 8
Music by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky Chapter 9
Social Justice by Lauren Grabelle
Herrmann Chapter 10
Israel/Palestine by Rabbi Toba Spitzer Chapter 11
Education by Beverly Socher
Lerner Chapter 12
Minyans by Warren Hoffman Chapter 13
Dues and Fundraising by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky Chapter 14
Marketing and Communication by Miriam Brosseau and Lisa Colton Chapter 15
(Almost) Everything Else by Miriam Steinberg
Egeth About the Contributors