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Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities (1580234127) - Reviews and Prices
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Why have thousands of young Jews, otherwise unengaged with formal Jewish life, started more than sixty prayer communities across the United States? What crucial lessons for all Jews can these grassroots communities provide? Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, one of the leaders of this phenomenon, offers refreshingly new analysis of ageold questions of how to build Jewish community by examining the independent minyan movement and its relevant lessons on prayer, community organizing, volunteer leadership and how they impact wider issues in American Judaism. Covers Communities in: * Atlanta * Boston * Chicago * Denver * Los Angeles * New Haven, CT * New York * San Francisco * ... and more
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
A pick not only for Jewish collections, but for any serious spirituality collection:
Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us About Building Vibrant Jewish Communities discusses why thousands of young Jews have started over sixty new prayer communities across the country, growing an independent minyan movement as a solution to Jewish problems and concerns. These approaches to enlightened spirituality embrace Jewish learning and technology as well as more effective leadership examples, making this a pick not only for Jewish collections, but for any serious spirituality... more info
The recent trend of Independent Minyanim and the ethos behind them:
Rabbi Kaunfer explains the origins of Kehilat Hadar and Yeshivat Hadar which he helped found and the Independent Minyanim movement which has grown in recent years. His discussion of the decisions made as to why and how to start and run Hadar and his explanation of the ethos of Hadar (the minyan and the yeshiva) are interesting and/or instructive to others. I would recommned this book for anyone interested in founding a similar group, to anyone looking for new ideas for an existing group as well as to... more info
Information that can help vigorate Judaism:
Probably when the first synagogue was established, which may have occurred sometime between 200 BCE and 70 CE, a sizable percentage of Jews who attended the services objected to something they saw or heard. This is human nature. Whenever a large group is involved in something, many will dislike what they see and hear. Thus, for example, the president of the United States is considered to be well liked if 60 percent of Americans favor him.
This disapproval of the synagogue services frequently... more info
Engaging, Intelligent, and Incredibly Helpful:
Rabbi Kaunfer masterfully interweaves his personal narrative, his vision for creating an engaged Jewish community, and practical steps to bring that vision into fruition. He also carefully articulates how Hadar and communities like it fit into the the broader context of the Jewish landscape. This is both an interesting study of the sociology of the independent minyan movement, and an incredibly useful guide to help people create empowered Jewish communities.
