All Politics Is Religious: Speaking Faith to the Media, Policy Makers and Community

Rabbi Dennis S. Ross
Foreword by Rev. Barry W. Lynn

Ideas and strategies for expressing a clear, forceful, progressive religious point of view that is too often under-represented in public discourse. Presents new language and methods for effective communication with the media, policy makers and community.

Becoming a Congregation of Learners: Learning as a Key to Revitalizing Congregational Life

Isa Aron, PhD
Foreword by Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman

With expert advice and experience garnered from congregations throughout North America, shows how transformative change is possible. A complete resource for all of us involved in, or interested in, energizing our spiritual communities.

Building a Successful Volunteer Culture: Finding Meaning in Service in the Jewish Community

Rabbi Charles Simon
Foreword by Shelley Lindauer
Preface by Dr. Ron Wolfson

Build and retain a thriving volunteer culture for your organizationÑregardless of size or complexity. A practical guide to help you decipher the culture of your organization and implement ways to improve volunteer involvement and increase effectiveness.

Finding a Spiritual Home: How a New Generation of Jews Can Transform the American Synagogue

Rabbi Sidney Schwarz

Offers a penetrating analysis of the American Jewish community, challenging synagogues to respond to a generation of seekers and to satisfy the spiritual hunger of the Ònew American Jew.Ó

God's To-Do List: 103 Ways to Be an Angel and Do God's Work on Earth

Dr. Ron Wolfson

This practical guidebook to repairing the world, often in simple everyday ways, details what God doesÑ creates, blesses, rests, calls, comforts, wrestles, forgivesÑand suggests ways you can partner with God to make differences in the lives of others.

Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities

Dr. Erica Brown

This practical and inspiring book provides real-life anecdotes, interactive exercises and questions for reflection to help you develop your leadership skills and dialogue with others about issues like conflict resolution and effective succession planning.

Jewish Pastoral Care, 2nd Edition: A Practical Handbook from Traditional & Contemporary Sources

Edited by Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC

The essential reference for rabbis, cantors and laypeople called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow and change. This groundbreaking volume offers guidance from both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of pastoral care.

Jewish Spiritual Direction: An Innovative Guide from Traditional & Contemporary Sources

Edited by Rabbi Howard A. Addison and Barbara Eve Breitman, MSW

The essential reference for spiritual leaders and all who are called to help others listen for GodÕs voice. Offers insight into the theology and practice of spiritual direction, embodied spirituality and group work, from all contemporary Jewish movements.

Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness

Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC
Foreword by Thomas R. Cole, PhD
Preface by Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz

Accessible, practical and honest. Jewish and non-Jewish clergy, chaplains, elder- and healthcare professionals, volunteers and family members will find this guide invaluable as they seek to empower elders and their families in spiritual and communal life.

A Practical Guide to Rabbinic Counseling: A Jewish Lights Classic Reprint

Edited by Rabbi Yisrael N. Levitz, PhD, and Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD

This groundbreaking bookÑwritten specifically for community rabbis and religious counselorsÑreflects the wisdom of seasoned professionals, who provide clear guidelines and sensible strategies for effective rabbinic counseling.

Professional Spiritual & Pastoral Care: A Practical Clergy and Chaplain's Handbook

Edited by Rabbi Stephen B. Roberts, MBA, MHL, BCJC

Integrates the classic foundations of pastoral care with current approaches to spiritual care, particularly in acute or long-term care facilities and rehabilitation centers. Experts in the field offer theological perspectives, theory and practical tools,

Rethinking Synagogues: A New Vocabulary for Congregational Life

Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD

Synagogues can re-emerge as a center of sacred creativity, spirituality and ethics. A challenge rather than a manual, this honest and compelling analysis of synagogues provides an entirely new set of concepts to facilitate transformative conversation.

Revolution of Jewish Spirit: How to Revive Ruakh in Your Spiritual Life, Transform Your Synagogue & Inspire Your Jewish Community

By Rabbi Baruch HaLevi, DMin, and Ellen Frankel, LCSW
Foreword by Dr. Ron Wolfson

A practical and engaging guide to reinvigorating Jewish community life, with strategies for reviving the Jewish spiritual centers at the heart of Jewish tradition and tips on sustainable transformation, inspiring leadership and inviting sacred spaces.

The Self-Renewing Congregation: Organizational Strategies for Revitalizing Congregational Life

Isa Aron, PhD
Foreword by Dr. Ron Wolfson, codeveloper, Synagogue 2000

Shows us how transformative change in our spiritual communities is possible, combining expert advice and experiences from congregations throughout North America. A complete guide full of ideas, information and support.

The Spirituality of Welcoming: How to Transform Your Congregation into a Sacred Community

Dr. Ron Wolfson

This inspiring handbook incorporates the fruits of a decade-long program investigating the challenges facing modern synagogues to show how crucial deep hospitality is for congregational survival and dives into the practicalities of cultivating openness.

New Membership & Financial Alternatives for the American Synagogue: From Traditional Dues to Fair Share to Gifts from the Heart

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky and Rabbi Avi S. Olitzky
Foreword by Dr. Ron Wolfson
Afterword by Rabbi Dan Judson

Provides synagogue and communal leaders with a useful process and the ingredients necessary to consider important changes in the synagogue. Includes thoughtful new models for membership and synagogue finance; examples from successful synagogues, bolstered by illustrations from the private sector; and practical steps for implementing change.