Making Leaders: How the American Jewish Community Prepares Its Lay Leaders

Publication Date: January 2004

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Hal M. Lewis

Research Area: Social conditions

Keywords: Employment; Professionalism; Volunteerism

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The author analyzed the methodologies, core components, and educational objectives of the lay leadership development and training programs of 40 national and local Jewish organizations. He found that, with very few exceptions, the programs did not actually train lay people to be leaders.