Links for 5/23 – The Shul of the Future, Growth vs Change, Are Texting and Torah Compatible

Appreciating a Growth Oriented Environment – growth oriented shuls are amazing places, do you daven at one? Should I stay or should I grow? – a insightful post on the difference between growth and change Social Media-Happy Youth Shun Learning of Torah – can our texting oriented youth be encouraged to commit to learning Torah?

Shavuos Links

OU YU Aish Chabad Torah.org Hirhurim

Links for 5/9 – Shul on Shavuos, Creative Charedi BTs, Hidden Structure of the Ten Commandments

Setting Up Your Shul for Shavuos. The Black-Hat Underground – a Community of Creative Charedi Baalei Teshuva The Hidden Structure of the Ten Commandments

Links for 4/25 – Successful Shul Dinners, Studying Orthodox Education, Koreans Love the Talmud

Running a Successful Shul Dinner: Between getting an honoree, a caterer, a journal, and short speeches, it’s not easy, but it’s a great event for fundraising and achdus. Orthodox Schooling: What Do We Know?: YU’s Azrieli School of Jewish Education begins studying how the experiences of observant life play out in the context of families, [...]

Links for 4/18 – Letting it Slide, BQE Connects Expensive Cities, Reaching Teens

Emotional Bank Accounts and Letting it Slide – We let friend’s actions slide, because emotional bank account deposits have been made. With a nice postscript. Brooklyn Is the Second Most Expensive Place to Live in the U.S. Manhattan, Brooklyn, San Francisco, San Jose, Honolulu, Queens and Stamford are the top 7 most expensive. Effective Strategies [...]

Links for 4/11 – Making Rules to Prevent Digital Shuls, The Outreach Revolution, Don’t Blame Women for Shul No-Shows

Making Rules to Prevent Digital Shuls Harry Maryles has a good summary of Jack Wertheimer’s The Outreach Revolution in Commentary Magazine. Don’t Blame Women for Not Going to Shul.

Links for 4/4 – Yom Tovim in Shul, Jerusalem in Pictures, Blended Learning in LI

Yom Tovim in Shul – Of Guests and Gabbaim. Jerusalem Streets during the Presidential Visit and Passover. Startup Blended Jewish Learning School Hits Some Obstacles in the Five Towns

Links for 03/21 – Cutting the Line ot Sell Chometz, Fresh Pesach Shiurim, The Malbim Halacha

Cutting the Line to Sell Your Chametz Fresh Pesach Shiurim – Posted Daily. The Malbim Haggadah – one of our favorites for the structure

Links for 3/14 – What’s a Rabbi Worth?, Prayer on Temple Mount, The Orthodox Fringe

What’s a Rabbi Worth? Temple Mount Jewish Prayer Battle. The Orthodox Fringe

How Have Your Pesach Issues Changed Over The Years?

As you’ve advanced your observance, how have your Pesach issues changed over the years? – Focusing on cleaning – Focusing on running the seder – Focusing on non-religious relatives – Focusing on keeping the children involved – Focusing on make it more meaningful each year

Links for the Week Ending 3/7/2013, Shalom Over Emes, Orthodox Washington, Easier Pesach Cleaning

Choosing Shalom Over Emes. The Orthodox Go to Washington Preparing your Home for Pesach – mp3.

Links for the Week Ending 2/28/2013 – Collecting Outstanding Balances, Practical Chareidi IDF Participation, BTs Need to Create

Collecting Outstanding Balances From Members Principle vs Pragmatism in Chareidi IDF participation. Why Baal Teshuvas Need to Make Art

BBT Links for February 21st

Ten Ideas For Purim Klal Perspectives Readers Respond to the Review of Kiruv Issue YU’s Purim to Go – Last 4 Years Tons of Free MP3s about Purim

BBT LInks for February 14th, Thermometers, Purim Spirit, Day School Enrollment Drivers

Thermometers and The Problem of Objective Standards Funny Purim spirit Learning From Parent Voices: What Drives Orthodox Day School Enrollment

BBT Links for February 7th – The Oneg, Soho Outreach, Ed Koch’s Tombstone

The Oneg A SoHo Synagogue Exports Its Own Brand of Jewish Outreach Ed Koch’s Tombstone – My father is Jewish, my mother is Jewish, I am Jewish

BBT Links for January 24th – Poster Policy, Jews Without Dues, Beshalach DTs

Setting a Shul Poster Policy Young Jews rebelling against paying dues Beshalach Divrei Torah

BBT Links for January 17th – Vounteer or else, Guide to Blessing, Ramban on Bo

Member Participation – Coerce, Encourage or Accept The OU Guide to Blessings Rabbi Noson Weiez discusses the Famous Ramban at the end of Parsha Bo.

BBT Links for January 10th – The Candyman, Jewish Genius, AJOP 2013

Who Can Make the Sun Shine? – The Candy Man Can! Endangered Jewish Genius AJOP 2013 this coming Shabbos through Tuesday including an Inreach Sub Conference on Sunday.

BBT Links for December 27th, Unintended Tyranny of Policy, Klal Perspectives on Kiruv

Tzedakah Collectors and the Unintended Tyranny of Policy New Klal Perspectives Journal Quarterly is Out. Topic: Kiruv. Dead Sea Scrolls Online

BBT Links for December 6th, Gabbai Power, Yarmulkes in Div 1 BBall, Googling Chanukah

The Power of the Gabbai. Liberman bringing yarmulke back to court. With 7,170,000 results, Google’s Chanukah top 10 result is pretty good.

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