Thriving Communities Leadership Calls

Recording

The vast majority of the call was conducted in breakout rooms, which were not recorded. However, we are sharing the written form of our introduction and framing below in our resources section, which was read in the first 10 minutes of the call.

Meeting Resources

• Call Introduction and Framing 
• High Holidays 2021 Resources

High Holidays 2021 – 7.14.21

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7.14.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Breakout Room Notes

Leadership Development for Presidents pt. 2 – 6.16.21

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6.16.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Resources to Share for leadership
• Resources to Share for non-leadership

Leadership Development for Presidents pt. 1 – 5.19.21

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5.19.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Thriving Communities’ Favorite Tips for New(ish) Presidents – 5781 edition
• Reflections of a President by Michael Cornell – Oseh Shalom, Md. 
• The Rabbi-Congregation Relationship (Purple Book) – PDF 
• Jewish Communal Leadership and Congregational Governance by Rabbi Shawn Zevit and Rabbi Shira Stutman – PDF 
• A Little Text Study for Board Meetings by Rabbi Maurice Harris 
• A Guide to Jewish Practice (Parts 1,2,3) by Rabbi David Teutsch 
• Making A Difference by Rabbi David Teutsch

Reopening: When and How? – 4.29.21

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4.29.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Summarized Breakout Room Notes
• Questions and Answers from Public Chat 
• Temple Emek Shalom Reopening Overview
• Temple Emek Shalom Outdoor Event Guidelines 
• Bet Am Shalom COVID Capacity Guidance Rubric
• Bet Am Shalom Engagement Survey Sample
• Or Hadash Reopening Survey Sample 
• Community Reopening Guidelines – Chicago Rabbinic Council 
• Center for Jewish Ethics: Jewish Values and the Coronavirus 
• Guide to the Considerations About Re-opening Synagogue Buildings, published 7.16.20 by a Cross-Movement Working Group from the Reconstructionist, Reform, and Conservative Movements 
• CDC Events and Gatherings: Readiness and Planning Tool 

Reimagining Membership during the Pandemic and Beyond – 3.17.21

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3.17.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Summarized Breakout Room Notes

What Comes Next?: Hybrid Engagement Modes, Membership and Beyond – 2.17.21

Recording

2.17.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Summarized Breakout Room Notes
• Slides from Rabbi Micah’s framing and drash
• Slides from Rabbi Maurice’s Presentation
• Reopening Guide (Version 2)

Values-Based Budgeting and Decision Making in Uncertain and Challenging Times – 1.13.21

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1.13.21 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Summarized Breakout Room Notes

Key Tips for Talking to News Professionals – 10.28.20

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10.28.20 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Key Tips for Talking to News Professionals
• Slides from the call, updated to include most of Bryan Schwartzman’s talking points
• Congregation Dor Hadash (PA) Messaging Guide for Second Year Commemoration, with social justice talking points

Election Season Preparation – 10.25.20

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10.25.20 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• Election Season Preparation Resources from Thriving Communities

High Holiday Messaging – 8.12.20

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8.12.20 Call Recording

Meeting Resources

• High Holiday 2020 Messaging Guide
• High Holidays 2020 Resources Page

Onboarding New Presidents – 7.12.20

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7.12.20 Recording

Meeting Resources

• Evolve: Groundbreaking Jewish Conversations
• Resources for Communities
• Affiliation and Dues
• Community Communicators: This webpage houses a “ready to cut-and-paste” list of upcoming events and programming to share in your community newsletters. We highly suggest sharing this page with the person who edits your newsletter and suggest they bookmark it and check for ready-to-go content from the movement.
• Reconstructionist Press
• Listservs: please email Jacob Weinberg at jweinberg@reconstructingjudaism.org to request to be added or removed from the Presidents’ list. All new presidents are automatically added. This list is open to both current presidents and immediate past presidents. If you are an outgoing president, please let Jacob know if you’d like to keep your email subscribed, or if you prefer to use a different email address.

Alternative High Holiday Plans – 6.10.20

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6.10.20 Recording 

Meeting Resources 

• Notes from Breakout Groups  
• Video and NYT Article referenced in Rabbi Micah’s D’var Torah
• Recording of session on High Holiday Family Services with Eliana Light  
• Synergy- Reopening Scenario Planning Guide
• Chat from the call  
• SAJ: Judaism that Stands for All announcement of online High Holidays from Rabbi Lauren Grabelle Hermann 
• Kehillath Shalom, NY High Holiday Communication from President Howard Globus and Rabbi Lina Zerbarini 
• Click here to open a full list of additional resources 

High Holiday Planning – 5.20.20

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5.20.20 Recording

Meeting Resources

• Reconstructing Judaism statement on reopening our institutions
• Rabbinical Assembly – Jewish Values Regarding Physical Reopening of Our Institutions
• Congregation Bet Haverim (Atlanta, GA) Guidelines for Gatherings
• Oliver Wyman Primer on Responding to COVID-19

Budgeting in Uncertain Times – 5.6.20

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5.6.20 Recording

Meeting Resources

• Rabbi Maurice Harris’ write-up of the call
• “Obligations of Employers” from Rabbi David Teutsch’s Guide to Jewish Practice, vol. 1
• Foundational Values for Navigating Organizational Financial Crisis 
• “Attitudes, Beliefs and Values” from Rabbi David Teutsch’s Guide to Jewish Practice
• Simple Worksheet for Values Based Decision Making 

Moving forward in a “New Normal” – 4.21.20

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4.21.20 Recording

Meeting Resources

• Rabbi Maurice’s slides: Virtual Board & Congregational Meetings, Electronic Voting, and By-Laws.pptx 
• Link to Rabbi Maurice’s D’var Torah 
• Board Effect
• National Council of Non-Profits
• Jurassic Parliament on COVID-19

Congregational Responses to COVID-19 – 3.22.20

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3.22.20 Recording 

Meeting Resources

• FY21 Aviv Loan
• Congregational Responses to COVID 19
• Kol Tzedek Task Force Document  
• Public Chat from Meeting

Tikkun Olam Collaborations: The Value of Engaging with Others Beyond the Walls of the Synagogue – 1.5.20

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1.5.20 Recording

Meeting Resources

• Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice 
• More info on the ARZA slate for the World Zionist Congress
• ARZA flyers and documents
• Dror Israel
• Never Again Action
• Jews United for Racial and Economic Justice

Cultivating Civil Discourse – 9.8.19 and 8.27.19

Recording

No recording was shared for this call.

Meeting Resources

• JRC Covenant of Honorable Discourse
• JRC Covenant for Board Members 
• JRC Covenant – foundation for the two documents above
• Table Tent with 10 Commandments for Board Members. For an editable Microsoft Publisher File, click here.
• Adat Shalom Covenant for Board Members
• Adat Shalom Listserv Guidelines
• Debra Linick’s Presentation on Civility from Kol Ami NVRC
• Kol Ami Northern Virginia Code of Civility
• Torah of Reconciliation
• Drash on Psalm 19 by Rabbi Maurice Harris
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs 
• Presentation on Behavioral Covenants by Rabbi Elyse Wechterman 
• 9Adar: Jewish Week of Constructive Conflict 

Alternative Dues – 6.23.19

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6.23.19 Recording

Meeting Resources

• Notes and Questions
• Or Hadash Sustaining Membership
• Kadima – Nadiv Lev 

First Rabbi and Spiritual Leader Zoom Call – 5.29.19

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5.29.19 Recording