There are a number of shuls across America that both focus on and excel at outreach. However, in light of the Pew numbers and the terrible disappearance of our fellow Jews through intermarriage and assimilation, National Council of Young Israel (NCYI) has decided that they have a tremendous amount to offer shuls when it comes to setting up a successful outreach program. To that end, NCYI has has hired Rabbi Yakov Couzens
A number of weeks ago, we featured a post called, How to Find and Use Free Images for Your Flyers, Websites, Blogs and More. Several people thanked us for sharing these resources as they are constantly looking for sites that offer high-quality free images that they can use to help advertise their events and programs. We have recently come across four other sites that can be of service to all rabbis and educators
At NLE Resources, we are always on the lookout to bring you creative programming ideas that can further your cause, bring awareness to all that you do and foster goodwill within the community. And so, we want to share with you four great events that where brought to our attention from our readers. The first event we want to highlight is from the LINK Kollel. As you know, this year, Lag B'Omer fell on a Sunday. As such,
Google Plus Hangouts on Air or HOA's, are online videos that are broadcast live in HD to a Google+ page, your organization’s YouTube channel and website at the same time. Best of all, HOA's are recorded and automatically saved on your YouTube channel so that your subscribers can watch without any additional effort on your part. You can also convert your HOA into a podcast by following the steps found here. (Read our earlier post about rabbis and podcasts here.)
In 2014, Skype and Google Hangouts have become essential tools for people who don't solely operate out of an office all day. These free services also help rabbis and educators stay in touch with their graduates and donors. You can also use video conferencing to learn with your congregants and students as they travel for business or pleasure. In short, nowadays, free video conferencing tools help people in the world of
