MRJ: Resource Material

The following material is currently available either as a download or from the MRJ national office.

LEADERSHIP AND CAMPAIGN RESOURCE KITS -

Leadership Handbooks: The following are available to be downloaded. 

Items marked “*” are available exclusively to MRJ Affiliates. (Affiliates must login to Key Leader Section to access this material)

• How To Organize a Temple Brotherhood
• How To Organize a Beit Achim Committee ( for small congregations)
• Men’s/ Brotherhood Shabbat Service – additional text to complement a Friday night service using Gates of Prayer or the Mishkan T’fillah prayer book.
• Model Brotherhood By-laws and Constitutions
• * Brotherhood President's Kit
• * Brotherhood Membership Kit
• * Brotherhood Fundraising
• * Brotherhood Programming Kit

 

Achim Corps Programs for Affiliates (Request a reviewer copy from mrj@urj.org)

 

MRJ Men’s Health Initiative Modules:

·        Prostate Cancer Kit  

·        Stress Evaluation Kit

·        Heart Disease Kit

MRJ Men and Observance Modules:

·        Men And Shabbat Resource Guide ( includes a Facilitator's Guide and  Participant's Guide)

·        Men and the High Holy Days

·        Men and Passover

·        NEW! – The MRJ Men’s Seder Haggadah™ (includes a guide on How to Promote and Conduct the MRJ Men’s Seder). Request a complimentary reviewer copy and guide from MRJ. (mrj@urj.org)

·        Order the MRJ Haggadah to distribute at a Men’s Seder.

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·        Brotherhood’s Best Practices: Dozens of successful club programs, fundraisers, and events.

·        MRJ Program Brochure (for membership recruitment, retention and publicity. )

·        MRJ’s Leadership in the Field Training Program - MRJ National Executive Council members are available to conduct tailored leadership training program for our affiliates. Contact the national MRJ office for further information.

·        MRJ Related Books of interest:

·        Wrestling with Jacob and Esau. Fighting the Flight of Men. A Modern Day Crisis in the Reform Movement  - written in 2005 by MRJ’s Executive Director, comprehensively outlining the reasons for the increasing disengagement of men from the Reform Movement and what steps can be taken to address this important issue. Complimentary copies available upon request.

·        The Still Small Voice. Reflections on Being a Contemporary Jewish Man. Edited by Rabbi Michael Holzman, there are approximately 50 personal stories told from Reform men from varying life’s experiences.  ( Available from URJ Press)

·        The Gender Gap: Beginning the Conversation about Men’s Involvement in Synagogue Life: Edited by Doug Barden, MRJ’s Executive Director, articulates the growing recognition of the ‘men’s flight’ crisis and how a local congregation can begin to address the gender related issues. (Available from URJ Press)

·        MRJ Promotional Items: Greeting cards, pins, bookmarks, plaques, Bar and Bat Mitzvah gifts, etc. are available at the on line MRJ Gift Catalogue

 

 

For further questions and information, please Contact mrj@urj.org