{"id":3054,"date":"2015-02-05T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T19:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/?p=3054"},"modified":"2015-02-09T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T15:47:25","slug":"ou-synablog-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/community\/ou-synablog\/ou-synablog-4\/","title":{"rendered":"The Killer Question"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Synablog623x221\"<\/p>\n

Rabbi Einhorn\u2019s SynaBlog is a new innovative blog that shares tips, tactics, strategies and best practices that enable Shul growth and promote Shul vitality.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"killer-questionWhy do some programs flourish and some programs flop? Doesn\u2019t it seem like some of the best ideas go unnoticed and just when you least expect it the most benign programs become a hit? The inconsistency of an idea’s success can leave your Rabbi and leadership in chronic stress mode. It\u2019s time to take a little bit of control. After running programs of all types for over 10 years, it seems clear to me that there is one killer question you must ask to make your event success more certain:<\/p>\n

Is it driven by the Rabbi\/President or is it being driven by your members?<\/p>\n

The Rabbi\/President are invaluable in steering the event and giving the professional sophistication that it may need but seldom are they able to achieve an ongoing and new excitement for a particular string of events. Let your membership drive once in a while. It\u2019s extremely healthy. When they are excited to run a program that tickles their fancy they\u2019ll do everything in their power to make sure that their friends are there and their friends\u2019 friends\u2019 are there.<\/p>\n

Yes, do be careful of members that can sabotage your events (we\u2019ll talk about sabotaging members at a later post) and turn people away, but don\u2019t be so controlling that you\u2019re not willing to hand over the baton to somebody dreaming of making a difference.<\/p>\n

I particularly find that Millennials (people born between 1980 and 2000) are aching to do something of meaning in the context of synagogue life. Use that urge.<\/p>\n

To receive the OU Synablog to your inbox, please\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0to sign up.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn is a Musmach of Yeshiva University. He has served as the founder of WINGS a Synagogue Consulting group. Prior to moving to Los Angeles, Rabbi Einhorn was the Rabbi of Manhattan\u2019s West Side Institutional Synagogue where he helped grow the membership by 70% over 4 years. Currently, he is the Rav and Dean of Yeshivat Yavneh.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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