Attracting Young People to Jewish Life: Lessons Learned from Kehilat Hadar


 

Publication Date: January 2005

Publisher: Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education

Author(s): Elie Kaunfer

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: American Jews; Adult education

Type: Report

Coverage: New York

Abstract:

Kehilat Hadar - a grassroots community on Manhattan's Upper West Side committed to spirited prayer, study and social action - has succeeded in attracting those in their 20s and 30s. The author offers some lessons learned from the experience.