Text Study: A Taste of the World to Come
This text study focuses on an excerpt from Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel’s book “The Sabbath,” in which he quotes the Sages, who said that Shabbat is “a taste […]
Text Study: The Need for Change
This text study links traditional Jewish sources and writers on organizational change to encourage participants to reflect on the nature of change in the congregation and why it […]
Text Study: Change in Jewish Tradition
This text study was created for use in the readiness process, but can also be used at any point to discuss the process of change. It provides a […]
Text Study: Taking the Long Way
This text study focuses on Exodus 13:17-18, which describes God leading the Israelites the “long way around” from Egypt through the wilderness. The questions provided guide participants to […]
Text Study: Holding the Future in Your Hands
This handout is a study of Numbers 13-14, the story of the twelve scouts who are sent to spy out the land of Canaan. They return with ripe […]
Text Study: Re-Imagining A Way of Leading
This document is a study of Exodus 18:13-22, which describes Yitro’s advice to Moses to share the responsibility of adjudication with the elders rather than judge all of […]