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could not have come at a 
better time for the synagogue 
as it determines which way to 
head.
As the “new guy on the 
block,
” having just moved to 
Michigan roughly six months 
ago to take this post, I came 
in with an understanding of 
the pulse nationally while also 
arriving with a fresh lens on 
everything having not expe-
rienced anything associated 
with Temple Israel prior to 
my arrival.
We know at the center of 
any meaningful change is the 
sacred partnership between 
lay leaders, clergy and staff 
members.
At Temple Israel, we intend 
to be at the forefront of this 
movement and these conver-
sations are occurring every 
time we come together, all 
the while being mindful of 
how we can weave our rich 
history and traditions into the 
dialogue.
Between a move to a 
membership structure that is 
focused on relationships to 
putting together a listening 
campaign for subsets of our 
congregation, our business 
model is shifting to one 
whose core is built on rela-
tionships.
There is so much to 
reframe in our synagogues 
and no “one shoe” fits all sizes. 
Like my other temple 
administration colleagues, 
we are all finding our own 
ways to ride these “waves of 
change.
” 

Jason Plotkin has served as 

executive director of Temple Israel 

since June 2022. A member of the 

National Association of Temple 

Administration (NATA), Plotkin is also 

a past president of the Program 

& Engagement Professionals of 

Reform Judaism (PEP-RJ) and a for-

mer member of the North American 

Board (NAB) of the Union for Reform 

Judaism.

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