Especially for those of us feeling the icy of chill of winter, thoughts of spring may seem as far away as ever. But as always, we as Jewish professionals find ourselves at least one season ahead of the sun. While Passover is still several months away, it is one of the most widely celebrated holidays by American Jews, and therefore not too early for us to begin thinking about how we can utilize the holiday as a prime occasion for finding and engaging Jewish households who are not currently involved with our community.

To find out how JOI has been using Passover as an opportunity to reach out to unaffiliated and intermarried Jewish families, we invite Jewish professionals and volunteer leaders from around the country to join us for our next free conference call. Our call, scheduled for January 31st at 2:00 EST, will focus on Passover programming in public spaces (such as “Passover in the Matza Aisle,” pictured). On the call, we will hear from professionals who have had much success with Passover outreach programs around the country.

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