Can Institutions Be Nimble? Community Organizing in Tumultuous Times 

Can Institutions Be Nimble? Community Organizing in Tumultuous Times 

Monday, August 14, 1:00–2:30 p.m. 

Part of our summer learning series, The Dynamics of Change 

It’s human nature to build and rebuild, organize and disorganize. Institutions both large and small are grappling with the challenging tasks of shaping the present and future.  Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, Associate Dean of The Rabbinical School, JTS, will lead us in a process of exploring communal narratives and asking provocative questions that help us discover solutions.  

Special guest speakers include Joy Friedman, Director of Organizing at Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism and Rabbi David Baum, Congregation Shaarei Kodesh. They will share their models of relational work and transformative change, helping us imagine a Jewish future in which we want to live.  

If you have previously registered for another session in this series, your registration admits you to all sessions in the series, and you may attend as many as you’d like. 

Note: The Zoom link for this session will be in the confirmation email that you receive after you register. 

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ABOUT THE SERIES 

The Dynamics of Change 

Mondays, June 5–August 14, 1:00–2:30 p.m. ET 

Please note that there will be no session on June 19 or July 3. 

Change is an integral part of life and a central feature of the Jewish experience. Join JTS scholars for an in-depth exploration of significant changes—religious, political, and personal—throughout Jewish history and life. Together we’ll consider core questions such as: What inspires change? What circumstances are most conducive to change, and what (or who) drives it? How do we experience change and adapt to its impact? How can Jewish values and ideas inspire us to change the world for the better?   

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