Rescuing Jews at Home: Federation Changes Its Agenda; A View from an Intermediate-Sized Federation


 

Publication Date: November 1995

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Sandi Goldstein

Research Area: Culture and religion

Keywords: Jewish Organizations; Identity Formation; Jewish Continuity

Type: Report

Coverage: California

Abstract:

Federations need to retool in order to address the greatest failure of the American Jewish community— assimilation. They can localize Judaism by coordinating agencies' and synagogues' efforts toward transformational experiences in Jewish homes and neighborhoods and by nurturing locally oriented designated giving. Local and regional think tanks are needed to design and implement new strategies for productive change.

In Journal of Jewish Communal Service, v.72 no.1-2, Fall/Winter 1995/1996.