Conservative synagogue group releases strategic plan
The Conservative movement\’s synagogue association released a draft strategic plan calling for a narrowing and streamlining of its functions. The plan is a joint product of the United Synagogue for Conservative Judaism and Hayom, a coalition of Conservative leaders that emerged in 2009 to demand fundamental reforms. The draft strategy urges the synagogue association to focus on three functions: strengthening congregations; creating an integrated educational system; and seeding new congregations and congregational leadership. It also calls for the development of new philanthropic sources and the reduction of synagogue dues.