WHY MORE THAN 120 SYNAGOGUES & MINYANIM  

HAVE JOINED THE SYNAGOGUE COUNCIL OF MASSACHUSETTS 

1.  Synagogue Administration/Training 

• Central purchasing consortia 
• Conferences on administration and financial management          
• Information on computerization, insurance, phone/internet support
• Leadership training for administrators, youth educators, and other key leadership
• Seminars on membership, leadership, fundraising, security 

2.  Service to the Community       

• Partner in CJP’s Commission on Jewish Learning & Living         
• Jewish Chaplaincy Council of Massachusetts                          
• Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts                 
• Kashruth Commission
• Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh & Educational Center                 
• Beth Din (Rabbinic Court of Justice)                                   
• JF&CS Family Table: Greater Boston’s Jewish Food Pantry                          

3.  Transdenominational Study/Dialogue 

• Unity Mission to New York                                   
• Unity Shabbaton                                                              
• KOLOT women’s study group
• Annual Connie Spear Birnbaum Memorial Lecture                          
• Women's Dialogue Groups                                                                 

4.  The Synagogue Connection 

• Synagogue affiliation programs
• Annual Dues Survey
• Synagogue Directory, printed and online (with handicap access information)
• Clearinghouse for religious information
• The central synagogue resource for the entire community