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🌟 Welcome to "Keeping the Shul Lights On" Podcast! 🕍✨ Embark on a transformative journey with us, delving deep into the heart of synagogue operations, the intricacies of building a vibrant Jewish community, and the dedication of synagogue executives and organizational leaders. This podcast, proudly brought to you by Shul Marketing, is your gateway to uncovering the secrets behind successful synagogue management and community engagement. Meet Your Host: Howard Wolpoff 🎙️ I'm Howard Wolpoff, y ...
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An executive director needs to set the tone for the staff as part of creating a relationship with the congregation. This has been the focus of our next guest and a measure of her leadership success. Sheila Goldman of Shomrei Torah Synagogue of West Hills, CA shares her experiences as the Executive Director of a shul that has utilized grants to enha…
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Our latest episode focuses on the need to develop, implement and follow a strategic plan for your synagogue to create and continue growth while maintaining stability. Michael Kahn of Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah of Wilmette, IL shares his experiences as the Executive Director of a shul that he has grown up in and how he has helped lead his congregation …
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Our latest conversation is with Barry Herman of Ahavath Achim Synagogue of Atlanta, GA where we discuss the many aspects of the role of Executive Director with someone that has served two separate terms in that role at the same conversation. As a lifelong Serial volunteer, Barry has taken his experience as a business owner and addressed the busines…
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It is a rewarding opportunity to be the Executive Director of a synagogue, but there is an emotional accomplishment when it is actually the shul you grew up in. Our guest for this episode of Keeping The Shul Lights On is Matt Walzer of Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, and he shares his journey moving back to his home community to bei…
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Our latest guest has an incredibly deep background before becoming a synagogue executive director. Jeff Jacob has become a cause leader and has brought his experiences from the corporate world, the music industry, operating a dog rescue and serving as an assistant executive director at another synagogue to Temple Beth El in Hollywood, Florida. He h…
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Our newest episode is a great conversation on leadership and operations of a congregation. Sarabeth Salzman serves as the Executive Director of Emanuel Congregation in Chicago. She comes from a professional career within the Jewish community for over 15 years, including Federations, Synagogues and Overnight Camps. We discuss the keys of connecting …
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This conversation brought me joy in so many different ways. First and foremost, it is another conversation about a successful and notably innovative shul and how they connect with their congregants and the greater Jewish community. It is also a conversation about a synagogue that I have been in many times for services, events and activities as I gr…
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Our latest guest is Rivka Campbell, the Executive Director at Beth Tikvah in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Rivka brings several years of experience in the Jewish non-profit sector. Her experience includes synagogue management and other leadership roles within the Jewish community. Rivka is a member of the Synagogue and Temple Administrators of Toronto …
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My next guest is Jeff Rembrandt, the Executive Director of The Community Synagogue, a vibrant Reform congregation in Port Washington, New York. Jeff has decades of experience in the Jewish world, having previously worked in in Jewish Community Centers in Ohio, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and as the Regional Director for Women’s American ORT. H…
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Welcome to the first episode of Keeping The Shul Lights On, a conversation with synagogue executive directors and leaders of Jewish organizations about their journey into a Jewish community career and the positives and challenges that come with operating a shul, and organization and managing the needs of a congregation and audience. My first guest …
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Keeping The Shul Lights on is a podcast about the challenges of operating a synagogue, creating a Jewish community and the hard work and efforts of a congregation's executive director and Jewish organizational leadership. Brought to you by Shul Marketing, Concerned your congregation and community are not responding to your Shul marketing? Discover …
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