This social media guide is for you!
It will become increasingly challenging to do rabbinic and congregational work without engaging with social media. Not only that it is an ever changing and complex environment. Each one is different and getting yourself set up can be hard.
That is why I’m putting together this guide for you to be able to use social media to the best ability you can.
Social media is a tool and this tool requires some training to do well. With time, and this social media guide, you will be a maven in no time!
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To get going, lets take a step back and understand some of the bigger picture.
Big Picture
The Five Reasons Social Media Matters for Rabbis and Synagogues
This post outlines the five reasons that social media is relevant to you and your rabbinate. It identifies the varies reasons why you need to pay attention to these communication modalities.
The Three Questions To Ask to Succeed on Social Media
This post provides the biggest three questions you need to ask in order to be prepared effectively for social media. There’s a bonus too!
Understanding Social Media Platforms
In this post, I’m going to outline the various social media platforms and why they are relevant.
Setting Up
Be a Facebook Page not Profile
This post is all about having a facebook page and not a profile.
Tactics
Two Secrets to Social Media for Rabbis
This post is going to tell you two secrets to social media for rabbis. Truly they aren’t secrets though. They are: being social and bringing value. It is hard, sometimes, to reframe things we already know to new contexts. This is about understanding why we use social media and how we can best serve as rabbis, something we all want.
8 Hanukkah Themed Social Media Posts
With Hanukkah coming up, I wanted to provide you with eight Hanukkah themed social media posts that you can use! This holiday, which garners a TON of attention, is a perfect opportunity to up your social media game. More importantly, it gives you a chance to provide some needed value to your followers and community.
8 Purim Themed Social Media Posts
With Purim coming up, I wanted to offer you a few Purim themed social media posts that you can use! This holiday isn’t as popular as Hanukkah, but that means there is a good opportunity to improve your or your institution’s social media presence.
8 Passover Themed Social Media Posts
Passover is a big holiday and it is important to use good Passover themed social media posts to engage your audience.
Along with Hanukkah, Passover is one of the most celebrated holidays in the Jewish year and that means there is a great opportunity to improve your or your institution’s social media engagement.