Playlist Judaism: Making Choices for a Vital Future
A thoughtful examination of the historic, social, cultural, and demographic factors eroding today’s synagogues and Jewish institutions,Playlist Judaismoffers tools and strategies to guide these organizations in reshaping themselves to regain strength and vitality.(Rick Jacobs, President, Union for Reform Judaism)Synagogues are paralyzed when leaders are afraid of change. But what’s going on outside of our walls should be prompting serious questions and transformation. Kerry Olitzky has the courage to ask those questions and the vision to shape new pathways for us all.(Elyse D. Frishman, Senior Rabbi, The Barnert Temple; editor of Mishkan T'filah)Rabbi Kerry Olitzky's case for 'playlist Judaism' is a wake-up call for reality-based Jewish communal life, sensitive to today's most important cultural currents.(J. Shawn Landres, Co-founder, Jewish Jumpstart; Director of Research, Synagogue 3000 / S3K Synagogue Studies Institute)If you care about engaging Next Gen Jews to Jewish life, make room forPlaylist Judaismon your shelf.(Sid Schwarz, author of Jewish Megatrends: Charting the Course of the American Jewish Community)