University of Judaism
Los Angeles, CA

Multi-Program Grant - $150,000
Program Contributions:
$85,000 - Jewish Life & Values Contemplative Practice
$65,000 - Interprogram

Synagogue 2000

Developing Synagogue 2000's Social Justice, Jewish Journey Groups and Spiritual Leadership Training Modules.
With this grant Synagogue 2000 (S2K) staff will create training and curricular models on synagogue based social justice programming, as well as a systemic process to integrate social justice into the fabric of synagogue life. S2K will also develop training modules to cultivate spiritual leadership in the people who promote these initiatives. The goal is to create synagogues that are deeply engaged in social justice initiatives that have an impact on the wider community but also touch deeply the life of the individual congregants through the methodology of Jewish journey groups. Strengthening synagogue leadership is a vital component of this project and the training modules on spiritual leadership will be used in a variety of settings, including the Boston Federation's Leadership Development Institute, courses for rabbinic students and S2K clergy retreats.