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For Young Jews, a Service Says, "Please, Do Text"

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by Lizette Alvarez. The New York Times, September 17, 2012.

Description

This newspaper article describes a Rosh Hashanah experience where texting is encouraged.

Features

making prayer accessible through texting

Recommended Audience

clergy and lay leaders

Cost

free

Practical Applications

Consider adding technology to your worship service to better address a younger demographic.
Be inspired by the story of one synagogue and how they incorporated texting into their Rosh Hashanah service.

Updated: September 09, 2022

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Tim Shapiro

Tim Shapiro is the Indianapolis Center’s president. He began serving the Center in 2003 after 18 years in pastoral ministry. For 14 years, Tim served Westminster Presbyterian Church in Xenia, Ohio. Prior to his pastorate at Westminster, he was pastor of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church in Logansport, Indiana. He holds degrees from Purdue University and Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary.

Tim’s interest in how congregations learn to do new things is represented in his book How Your Congregation Learns. After his extensive work on the Center’s Sacred Space initiative, Tim co-authored the book Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message. He has also authored several articles, including Applying Positive Deviance and The Congregation of Theological Coherence.

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