Social media is the wave of the future. A session at the most recent CCAR Convention challenged us to explore how Facebook and other social media can be entry-points for community and tools to increase connection.
Facebook (twitter, etc. etc) is a river. While it is difficult to have a constant stream of information flowing by, through, and around us, if we do not enter the stream, then we will not be able to meet our congregants when they choose to “dip” in to the great Facebook river.
Facebook is a conduit for connection and is often less “scary” as a first point of contact than a synagogue or a formal Jewish educational experience. It is another way that people in every generation can link in to “their people,” Am-LNJC (The People of the Lake Norman Jewish Congregation), and therefore also the larger Jewish People.
So, congregants, please join Facebook and link with me. Join our community’s facebook group. Help us share the dynamic congregation we are literally building.
I hope to use Facebook to enhance our communal impact here in the Lake Norman and Charlotte region, and across North Carolina. When people are thinking about a geographical move, they should know that a new, loving community is based here in Davidson.
Some links to have:
Our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=56271990719&ref=ts
My Blog, The Lake Norman Rabbi: www.mjshields.com
Our Causes Page on Facebook: http://apps.facebook.com/causes/birthdays/286147?m=d1bec4b9
