Warm and Welcoming

Warren Hoffman is executive director of the Association for Jewish Studies, the largest academic Jewish Studies membership organization in the world. He has spent his career working in Jewish communal agencies including JCCs and Federations to bring change, innovation, and new ideas to legacy organizations. Hoffman is author of two books: The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture and The Great White Way: Race and the Broadway Musical. The Jewish Exponent in Philadelphia named Hoffman one of the “most influential Jews under 50” and the “Next Wave of Arts and Culture” in Philadelphia.Miriam Steinberg-Egeth currently serves as the Strategic Manager for Hadar. Previously, she was the director of the Center City Kehillah, a collaboration of thirty organizations working together to bolster Jewish life in Philadelphia; the administrator for the Board of Rabbis of Greater Philadelphia; and a Hillel professional, working with both graduate and undergraduate students. She has been a consultant for institutions on community organizing, Jewish engagement, and professional networking, as well as an editor for organizational websites and public communications. She is a member of the Kenissa network and has trained with PresenTense and JOIN for Justice.

• AcknowledgmentsForeword by Rabbi Sid SchwarzIntroductionChapter 1 - LGBTQ Jews by Idit KleinChapter 2 - Interfaith Families by Jodi BrombergChapter 3 - Jews of Color by Gamal PalmerChapter 4 - Disability Access and Inclusion by Gabrielle Kaplan-MayerChapter 5 - Millennials and Gen Z by Rebecca BarChapter 6 - A New Model for Jewish Institutions by Rabbi Mike UramChapter 7 - Arts and Culture Programming by Marilyn Levitch HassidChapter 8 - Music by Rabbi Josh WarshawskyChapter 9 - Social Justice by Lauren Grabelle-HerrmannChapter 10 - Israel/Palestine by Rabbi Toba SpitzerChapter 11 - Education by Beverly Socher-LernerChapter 12 - Minyans by Warren HoffmanChapter 13 - Dues and Fundraising by Rabbi Kerry M. OlitzkyChapter 14 - Marketing and Communication by Miriam Brosseau and Lisa ColtonChapter 15 - (Almost) Everything Else by Miriam Steinberg-EgethAbout the Contributors

Warm and Welcoming: How the Jewish Community Can Become Truly Diverse and Inclusive in the 21st Century is the first book to tackle institutionalized biases and barriers to inclusion, offering not only stories and context about the issues facing Jews of all backgrounds, but more importantly offering practical and concrete advice that Jewish institutions can implement right away to change how they engage with diverse populations.