Jewish Milestones
REPORTING FROM THE FIELD                 DECEMBER   2007
WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU TAKE

1 Hospice Nurse
2 Jewish Communal Professionals
2 Mental Health Professionals
3 Professional Musicians
1 Visual Artist-Arts Educator
and 2 Activists

ON AN INTENSIVE 3-DAY RETREAT
TO STUDY JEWISH WEDDING FACILITATION?

FACILITATING JEWISH WEDDINGS 101
A VIEW FROM THE RETREAT

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Participant Josh Miller reports...
to read about his experience, click here.
 
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THE WHOLE GROUP
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Back Row (L to R):
Dasee Berkowitz,
Risa Wallach, Maggid Jhos Singer, Hannah Dresner, Julie Batz, Deb Fink, Alisa Fineman, Daniela Gesundheit,
Steve Einstein,
Rachel Brodie

Front Row (L to R):
Lissin Lev Chaya, Margot Meitner,
Jewlia Eisenberg,
Ari Lev Fonari, Deborah Newbrun, Josh Miller.
STARRING JEWISH MILESTONES

Jewish Milestones Executive Director, Rachel Brodie led twoSTAR logo "webinars" (web-based seminars) for rabbis, other synagogue professionals and lay leaders from Atlanta, Philadelphia and Los Angeles in late November.  The 17 synagogues are part of  STAR's (Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal) "Calling Synagogue Home" initiative to engage interfaith families through lifecycle events. 

Rachel's presentation was called, "Before I Can Call Synagogue Home I Need to Know What You Call Me" Engaging the Jewish Partner in an Interfaith Relationship.
To learn more, click here.

"At a time when everyone who cares about a vibrant Jewish future has to engage in outreach, Jewish Milestones creatively fills a void." - Rabbi Hayim Herring, Executive Director, STAR
HONOR ROLL
JEWISH MILESTONES
has been chosen for a third consecutive year as
1 of the 50
"MOST INSPIRING AND INNOVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS"
in the North American Jewish community,
by Slingshot: A Resource Guide For Jewish Innovation.
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 Slingshot praises
JEWISH MILESTONES
 for being "pioneers" and
for having an impact on
"countless unaffiliated Jews."

To learn more about
THE SERVICES WE OFFER,
click here.
BOTTOM LINE
Jhos & deb walking wed retreat

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