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with his wife, Shelly, exchange greetings with U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.

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"We need more synagogues in
the major metropolitan centers,"
he said.
The recent economic down-
turn already has forced changes,
including the dismantling of
much of the Union for Reform
Judaism itself, where consultants
have replaced many staff depart-
ments. That was in the works
already, Reform leaders insist; the
recession just advanced the move
and gives a greater urgency to the
reassessment project.
"This is not an ivory tower
think tank:' said Rachel Tasch,
president of Congregation Beth
Am in Los Altos Hills, Calif., and
one of the 33 leaders selected for
the Reform Think Tank. "We're
trying to make it a grassroots
thing, so people have a voice, a
way to have real input."
Those who want to participate
in the project can send in their
comments anytime over the next
year and a half. Pulpit rabbis
involved with the project will take
the conversation to their congre-
gations and "take the pulse of
the community" before the next
forum, Windmueller said.
The team also will consult with
youth groups, synagogue presi-
dents and other Reform activists.
"Most of the questions we
received were in line with the
questions we ourselves have:'
Tasch said after the first forum.
"The nature of community in a
world where everything is online;
the tension between face-to-face
communication and technology;
the nature of membership; what
does it mean to belong in a world
where everything is out there and
available?"
Yoffie believes that synagogues
will continue to be the foundation
of Jewish life in North America,
but must evolve radically to
adjust to how people communi-
cate and relate via technology.
"Social media can be conten-
tious:' he said, "and congregations
are not contentious places. It's
where you go for comfort and
support. So how do we deal with
the contention of modern media
while preserving the congregation
as a place of menschlikeit and
mutual respect?
"The truth is, we have to take
risks if we're not going to be irrel-
evant."



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