So You Think You’re Welcoming: 5 Best Principles for Creating Successful Events for Families with Young Children Presenter: Cantor Rachel Kohlbrenner
Take our welcoming and engagement assessment challenge to see how well you do. Then, we’ll share the 5 best proven principles and the practical steps needed to “ready” your synagogue so that you’re poised to create memorable events that attract young families and build word-of-mouth momentum.
This 10:40 am to 11:35 am breakout session is designed for Education Directors, Executive Directors, Clergy, Family Engagement and Membership Professionals.
Cantor Rachel Kohlbrenner is the Cantor and Director of Youth and Family programming at Central Synagogue - Beth Emeth in Rockville Centre, New York. She started her tenure with the congregation in September 2009 serving as the youth director, Hebrew tutoring coordinator and teaching in the religious and high school programs. Cantor Kohlbrenner has designed the Congregation’s family programing since its inception and continually makes adaptations based on the changing needs of the local community in which she serves.
Cantor Kohlbrenner was born and raised in Miami, Florida. She attended the University of Florida in Gainesville. Cantor Kohlbrenner graduated in May 2004 with a BA in Jewish Studies and minors in music history and classical studies. Immediately after college graduation, she began her cantorial studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. As a cantorial student, Rachel worked at Temple Beth El of NorthernWestchester in Chappaqua, NY; Temple Shaaray Tefila in New York City; B’nai Israel in Southbury, CT; Temple Concord in Binghamton, NY, and Brooklyn Heights Synagogue. Shealso spent two summers working as the Teenside Jewish programming supervisor at Surprise Lake Camp in Cold Spring, NY.
Cantor Kohlbrenner graduated with the degree of Masters of Sacred Music and cantorial investiture in May 2009.
Rachel is an avid scrap booker and enjoys spending time with her husband and their two young daughters. She is thrilled to have this opportunity to share her knowledge of programming for families with young children with colleagues in the Chicago area.