SULAM 2008: Leadership Training for Vice Presidents and New Presidents

Sulam has trained more than 827 congregational presidents in just 14 years.We are proud to offer two locations for synagogue leaders who have recently been elected president or vice president who plan to serve as president within the next one or two years. In the Torah we are told that Jacob dreamed of a sulam - a ladder. Today, the challenge of the sulam represents an opportunity. With faith in God, dedication to Torah study, mitzvah observance, and the synagogue, we are encouraging the development of new synagogue leadership. Ensure the continuity of Conservative Judaism in your synagogue by sending your leaders to Sulam this year. Call Rabbi Moshe Edelman at (212)533-7800, ext. 2205, or email him at edelman@uscj.org.

Click here to view information for the upcoming event: Sulam 32/33 Leadership Training for Synagogue Vice Presidents and New Presidents.

At Sulam you will learn to:

• Build your membership… Retain your current members.
• Develop a quality board of trustees.
• Determine the characteristics of synagogue leaders.
• Strengthen your ability to focus committees on their goals.
• Motivate volunteers to step forward.
• Write a synagogue mission statement.
• Build a positive lay-professional team.
• Implement change in the synagogue with less tension.
• Study Jewish views on leadership in the Torah and Talmud.
• Develop programs with "Mitzvah Motivation."
• Solve situations and problems by networking with other leaders.
• Introduce successful programs in your congregation.
• Involve members in Jewish living at home through the synagogue.
• Become a confident synagogue, community, Conservative Jewish role model.

For more information, call Rabbi Moshe Edelman at (212) 533-7800, ext. 2205.