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NEW: We’re offering a free taste of Synaplex™ benefits to those of you not yet participating in this exciting initiative.  This no charge 45 minute webinar training session Listen Up! Podcasting 101 will be Thursday, December 11 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.   This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

STAR YouTube channel!  Hear from Synaplex participants in their own words, and more, at www.youtube.com/starsynagogue.  (You may need to download the latest version of Flash.)

Read about Synaplex experiences at Temple Beth David and Village Temple in Reform Judaism Magazine's winter issue .

Did you know that your congregation can join the 200 plus congregation Synaplex Initiative at no cost?  Join us for an informational conference call, or simply call or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it us anytime.   We'd love to hear from you and fill you in on how Synaplex could benefit your congregation. Find a Synaplex congregation near you.

Network News
Welcome to a new cohort of PEER rabbis!  Nineteen rabbis from eleven different states and all major denominations will be spending the year studying leadership with world-renowned rabbis, sociologists and organizational practitioners as members of our STAR PEER Executive Leadership Program.  Meet them here. Now entering its sixth year, the PEER Program is funded by a grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation .  

Announcing an upcoming live workshop: Create a Culture of Volunteer Engagement in your Synagogue: Unleash Your Congregation's Biggest Asset, December 7 in Boca Raton, FL.  Led by volunteerism expert Jill Friedman Fixler. Free for STAR participants and just $18 per person for the public.

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