The synagogue members of today and tomorrow are Gen Xers, Millennials and Gen Z, whose lives are organized in fundamentally different ways than how many synagogues operate today. Synagogue leaders must align their congregations with these generations, whose understandings of hierarchies and collaboration, native use of technology, and desire to play an active role in producing their own realities are already having a profound impact on the Jewish community, and synagogues in particular. Herring's big vision and practical knowledge of synagogue life unite here to provide the roadmap and insights to help leaders steer their congregations from here to there.

Lisa Colton, President, Darim Online

Thoughtful synagogue leaders, both lay and professional, have read many books and attended conferences about creating and nurturing synagogues that will lead to a thriving, meaningful Jewish way of life. From each book and learning experience, there has been much to learn. Hayim Herring's book takes us beyond all the learning we have done so far to new questions. Herring asks exactly what I need to know: Can the mission of my synagogue be framed and shared in such a way that it will find an authentic place in the everyday lives of congregants? Can I challenge preconceptions about the very mission of my synagogue? One of the chief goals of my rabbinate is to create a synagogue that is influential in people's Jewish lives. Herring tells me how to do this work with real examples, accessible theory and concrete suggestions. I am grateful to add this volume to my collection of books about re-envisioning synagogues. It will be on my desk, filled with notes and bookmarks, not tucked away on a shelf. Thank you, Rabbi Herring, for Tomorrow's Synagogue Today!

Rabbi Paula Mack Drill, Orangetown Jewish Center, Orangeburg, New York

Rabbi Herring provides an extremely thoughtful consideration and analysis of the challenges that confront the institution of the American synagogue and its rabbinical and lay leaders in view of current technological, demographic, societal, and cultural realities and trends. Tomorrow’s Synagogue Today is a most reflective book that is “must reading” for all persons striving to create the institutional frameworks that are necessary to meet the ongoing spiritual and communal needs of American Jews in the 21st century.

Rabbi David Ellenson Ph.D, President, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Hayim Herring, who has for some time commented on more effective ways for Jewish communities to work, has once again articulated the core changes that must occur. I would suggest that if one substituted the word 'synagogue' with nearly any Jewish agency or organization, many of the same principles that Herring has written would apply. All parts of the Jewish community have to change significantly, and the 'rules of engagement' must be rewritten... now.

Allan Finkelstein, President and CEO, Jewish Community Centers of North America

Hayim Herring has distilled years of experience as a successful congregational rabbi, a leading student of institutional change, and an expert in American religion and Jewish life into what is the definitive book on synagogue transformation. Wise, insightful, truthful, and prescriptive, Tomorrow's Synagogue Today: Creating Vibrant Centers of Jewish Life, is a must read for anyone interested in reimagining the synagogue in the early 21st century.

Rabbi Irwin Kula, President, National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership (CLAL)

Hayim Herring’s new volume adds immeasurably to our understanding of what it takes for modern synagogues to reinvent themselves into engaging institutions that exist at the center of people’s lives. Herring offers a nuanced, thoughtful reimagining of synagogues, based on a clear assessment of how larger forces—demographics, technology, grassroots movements—shape how vibrant spiritual communities are developed and maintained. He provides a vision of synagogues based on big ideas and collaborative relationships—and clearly articulates the leadership practices of rabbis and congregants necessary to enact that vision. The book contains just the right blend of theory and practice, offering a valuable guide to the creation of the most vibrant synagogues.

William A. Kahn, Professor of Organizational Behavior, coauthor of "This House We Build", Boston University School of Management