Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal (STAR) is a Jewish advocacy organization to support synagogues in the United States. [1]
It was founded in 2000 by businessman Edgar Bronfman, businessman Charles Schusterman, and investor Michael Steinhardt. [2] [3] It is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. [4] Lynn Schusterman, the co-founder's widow, is chairwoman of the board. [5]
The organization pledged to give $18 million the first year. [2] Participants in the inaugural summit in Chicago included Rabbi and author Shmuley Boteach, Professor Richard Joel, and Koret Foundation interim director Mel Mogulof. [2] They donate $500,000 to synagogues in the United States every year. [2]
In 2009, together with the Center for Jewish Policy Studies, it helped publish Synagogues in a Time of Change: Fragmentation and Diversity in Jewish Religious Movements by Zachary I. Heller. [6]
Synagogues: Transformation and Renewal (STAR) is a Jewish advocacy organization to support synagogues in the United States. [1]
It was founded in 2000 by businessman Edgar Bronfman, businessman Charles Schusterman, and investor Michael Steinhardt. [2] [3] It is headquartered in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. [4] Lynn Schusterman, the co-founder's widow, is chairwoman of the board. [5]
The organization pledged to give $18 million the first year. [2] Participants in the inaugural summit in Chicago included Rabbi and author Shmuley Boteach, Professor Richard Joel, and Koret Foundation interim director Mel Mogulof. [2] They donate $500,000 to synagogues in the United States every year. [2]
In 2009, together with the Center for Jewish Policy Studies, it helped publish Synagogues in a Time of Change: Fragmentation and Diversity in Jewish Religious Movements by Zachary I. Heller. [6]