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Stimulating Creative Thinking in Our Congregations



The URJ is proud to announce the 20 Reform congregations across North America that will receive a prestigious Incubator Grant. Incubator Grants provide up to $5,000 in seed funding for innovative projects to actively engage more people in Reform synagogue life. This year’s call for proposals stimulated creative thinking in three main areas: creating a culture that supports and encourages conversion; retention and engagement of post b’nei mitzvah teens and their families; and engagement in synagogue life. More than 300 URJ congregations have applied over the first two years. The selection committee had a very difficult task in selecting the grant recipients. We [...]

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