Description
Book SynopsisWarm 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 will feature 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 the change the ways that Jewish institutions create community, Warm and Welcoming will offer fresh perspectives, best practices, and new ideas to transform Jewish institutions regardless of their size, resources, or number of years in existence.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Foreword by Rabbi Sid Schwarz
Introduction
Chapter 1 - LGBTQ Jewsby 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-Hermann
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 Brousseau and Lisa Colton
Chapter 15 - (Almost) Everything Else by Miriam Steinberg-Egeth
About the Contributors
