Stop Worrying…Just Do It!

Publication Date: January 1993

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): H. Jack Mayer

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Communal Organization; Management; Religion

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

In a time of continuing recession, the Jewish community is suffering from stagnation. Our current malaise stems from our inability to articulate and communicate a coherent vision of Jewish communal organization—a vision of a community not only of continuity but also of meaning and caring. To respond to the challenges of the 1990s, we must develop a new synthesis based on the principles of mission, engagement, resource development, intelligent decentralization, and coalition building.