Outreach and Engagement

The Bridging Connections Podcast

Featuring: Dr. Rabbi Kerry Olitzky
Rabbi Dr. Kerry Olitzky explains, “parents access religion through their children…books like these allow people to transcend institutional borders and access Jewish thought.”

Rabbi Olitzky tells us in the podcast that he is optimistic for the future of Jewish life. He explains that the Jewish community requires adaptive leaders and mission driven organizations that will continue to bring Jewish content into the marketplace of ideas and make Judaism and its content radically accessible.

The following is Rabbi Dr. Kerry Olitzky’s bio found on Mersky and Associates website:

“Kerry Olitzky is a futurist who deeply understands population trends in synagogue membership and new options for successful financial resource development. He is a bold innovator and creative fundraiser who led Big Tent Judaism and created its many outreach programs and strategies.

An experienced educator, Kerry directed the school of education at Hebrew Union College and was vice president at the Wexner Heritage Foundation. Kerry is an author who has written more than 70 books and hundreds of articles that have helped shape communal responses to various issues. Kerry also served as a congregational rabbi.

He can help your synagogue financially prepare for its future or guide your start-up so that it can thrive to meet the needs of current and future generations.”

Rabbi Dr. Olitzky’s specialties include: Building a Synagogue’s financial strength, nonprofit start-up guidance, fundraising/annual fund development, strategic planning, executive coaching.

Most of Rabbi Olitzky’s books can be purchased at Amazon. His Amazon author page lists many of his works here. Some of his children’s book can be found at Target or at Kalaniot Books (a division of Endless Mountain Publishing.)

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Definitions

Gabbai- (Hebrew: גבאי), also known as shamash שמש or warden (UK, similar to churchwarden) is a beadle or sexton, a person who assists in the running of synagogue services in some way. In many communities the gabbai is charged with making sure that all synagogue services run smoothly, a logistical job that can be a lot of work.

midrash- (מדרשׁ) is an interpretive act, seeking the answers to religious questions (both practical and theological) by plumbing the meaning of the words of the Torah. (In the Bible, the root d-r-sh [דרשׁ] is

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