PEARL Congregational Resource Archive

On this page you can navigate to see information from successful PEARL sessions that took place since 2008 when PEARL was launched. Click on session title to access session description and any materials that may be available from that session. For the Omer Study Programs click on www.jrf.org/omer

WorkshopCategoryYear
Diversity and Inclusivity in Sacred CommunityTikkun Olam/Social Justice | Spiritual Life2010
Dynamics of Growth: A Regional Case Study of Reaching Out to Unaffiliated and Intermarried JewsSpiritual Life2009
Dynamics of Growth: Outreach/Inreach, Marketing, Branding and the Covenant of Membership ICongregational Growth2011
Dynamics of Growth: Outreach/Inreach, Marketing, Branding and the Covenant of Membership IICongregational Growth2011
Dynamics of Growth: The Soul of Your CommunitySpiritual Life2009
Dynamics of Growth: Your Congregational CommunityCongregational Growth2008
Dynamics of Growth: Your Congregational Community 2.0Congregational Growth2009
Dynamics of Growth: “Branding” and Marketing Reconstructionist Judaism Congregational Growth | Leadership2010
Education: College Students: How do our students away at college remain connected to our communities? Congregational Growth2011
Education: Congregational School Budgets: Gathering data to ensure effective budgeting and decision making. Congregational Finances2011
Education: Congregational Schools Budgets: How school budgets fit inside the synagogue budgeting process.Congregational Finances2011
Education: Youth: How do they connect to our communities and how do our communities connect to our teens? Congregational Growth2011
Education: Youth: Innovations in Experiential Youth Education: Having Fun and Learning, Too! Spiritual Life2010
Executive Directors: Is Your Congregation Ready?Congregational Growth | Leadership2010
Finances: Dues Models That WorkCongregational Finances2008
Finances: Fundraising 2.0 (Fundraising in Difficult Times, Part 2)Congregational Finances2010
Finances: Fundraising in Difficult TimesCongregational Finances2009
Finances: How Do We Run a Successful Congregational Fundraising Event?Congregational Growth2008
Finances: Money & Jewish Spiritual ValuesCongregational Finances2009
Finances: Money, Values and Congregational LifeCongregational Finances2011
Finances: Money, Values and Congregational Life IICongregational Finances2011
Finances: Values-Based BudgetingCongregational Finances2009
Finances: Values-Based Budgeting 2.0Congregational Finances2010
Leadership Skills and Governance that Works ILeadership2011
Leadership Skills and Governance that Works IILeadership2011
Leadership: Building and Sustaining an Effective Governance StructureLeadership2008
Leadership: Cultivating New Leaders for Your CongregationLeadership2009
Leadership: Delegating: What to Keep and What to Give Away?Leadership2010
Leadership: Responding to the Volunteer DilemmaCongregational Growth2008
Leadership: Seven Strategies for Successful Organizational ChangeCongregational Growth2009
Media: Facebook, Twitter and the Revolution of Social MediaCongregational Growth2009
Media: Web and Newsletters for Successful Community Building and EngagementCongregational Growth2008
Prayer Service Options: Contemplating Multiple PossibilitiesSpiritual Life2010
Prayer: Liturgy and Prayer LeadershipSpiritual Life2010
Rabbinic Placement: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hiring a RabbiRabbi-Congreation Relationship2008
Rabbinic: System Evaluation in the Rabbi-Congregation RelationshipRabbi-Congreation Relationship2008
Reconstructionism: How To Successfully Integrate and Use Reconstructionism in Synagogue ProcessesLeadership2008
Spirituality: Growing Self and Community through Creativity and the Arts Spiritual Life2010
Spirituality: Spiritual direction : "Growing God-ward"Spiritual Life2010
Spirituality: Tikkun L'eyl Shavuot: The Many Paths to Revelation of TorahSpiritual Life2010
Spirituality: Varieties of Spiritual practiceSpiritual Life2010
Spirituality: Learning Across the Lifecycle Spiritual Life2010
Spirituality: Reconstructionism and Spiritual Life (Pt. 1)Spiritual Life2011
Spirituality: Reconstructionism and Spiritual Life IISpiritual Life2011
Strategic Planning for Smaller Congregations: Mission, Vision, and ValuesLeadership2008
Strategic Planning: Mission, Vision, and Values Congregational Growth2011
Strategic Planning: Mission, Vision, and ValuesCongregational Growth2011
Sustainability and Greening of Jewish LifeTikkun Olam/Social Justice2011
Sustainability and Greening of Jewish Life IITikkun Olam/Social Justice2011
Sustainability: Sustainable Living 4.0Tikkun Olam/Social Justice2010
Sustainable Synagogues 3.0Congregational Growth2009
Sustainable Synagogues, Part 2: JRF Congregations Best Practices of 2008Tikkun Olam/Social Justice2008
Tikkun Olam: CBCO-Congregation Based Community OrganizingTikkun Olam/Social Justice2009
Tikkun Olam: Congregational Based Community Organizing and Congregational AdvocacyTikkun Olam/Social Justice2008
Tikkun Olam: Living Our Values Inside and Outside: Processes and Programs in our Congregations & Larger WorldTikkun Olam/Social Justice2008
Yom Ha’atzmaut: Exploring and Engaging Israel - Reconstructing Zionism Spiritual Life2011

Resources from these sessions are provided free-of-charge to all JRF affiliates.