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PROGRAMMING: SYNAGOGUE RESOURCE CENTER

To order the items below, call ext. 2205, Department of Congregational Programming. Preferred order in writing or by fax, (212) 353-9439.

Program Suggestions 5750
Building a Better Shul: Creating a User-Friendly Synagogue. Twenty-five programs that worked. Initiatives in Torah study, Sukkot and Shavuot activities, aufruf and baby naming programs, Shabbat and Kashrut programs that welcome people. Membership outreach approaches.
By Rabbi Moshe Edelman.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5751
Centrality of Mitzvot. Program ideas that reflect the relationship of human beings, one to the other, and our relationship to God.
By Rabbi Barry Starr.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5752
Community and Spirituality. Programs that guide the congregation to build a sense of community on the holidays-Purim, Pesah, Yom HaAtzmaut and TuB'Shevat. The synagogue as a spiritual home for new parents, strangers and newcomers; and loving humanity.
By Rabbi Barry Starr.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5753
Enhancing Your Synagogue's Religious Program. Shabbat Fair, Shabbat and learning, holiday observance ideas. The synagogue as a model community. Responding to intermarriage. Israel in the synagogue's program.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5754
Deeds of Lovingkindness is a comprehensive Social Action Guide for programs and events to create a sense of communal responsibility. Lists resource organizations. Includes Blood Drive, Food Collection, Volunteer Project on December 25, Earth Fair, AIDS Care Team.
By Janet Dundee.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5755
Building a Shared History of Being Jewish. By creating programs that connect Jews with each other, we build a history. Mitzvah Mania Day, Hagaddah Happening, Ritual Arts Festival, Nostalgic Nosh and more.
By Harlene Winnick Appelman.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5756
Designed to help your congregation develop the USCJ Jewish Living Now Campaign. Includes an implementation guide for the program. Descriptions and instructions for a campaign for Kashrut, Talmud Torah and Shabbat.
By Rabbi David Kunin.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5757
Second booklet for the Jewish Living Now Campaign for your congregation. Descriptions and instructions for a campaign in Tzedakah and Tefillah; complements the 5756 ideas.
By Rabbi David Kunin.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5758
The focus is on Family Education and the process of "home to synagogue to home." Intergenerational projects which create encounters in Jewish learning and living. Published in cooperation with the Commission on Jewish Education.
By Lonna Picker.
Cost: $2.50

Program Suggestions 5759
An exciting presentation of Mitzvah Gorreret Mitzvah for a three-year cycle. To be used for developing personal mitzvah growth for adults and involvement with Hesed Committees. Excellent for Solomon Schechter Schools, USY groups and especially parent-student growth in mitzvah motivation.
By Amy Jackson.
Cost: $2.50.

Program Suggestions 5760
A new compilation of successful fundraising programs.
Cost: $2.50.

Program Suggestions 5761
Adult Education: Scholars-in-residence, lecturers, musical programs (40 pages of recommendations.)
Cost: $2.50.

Program Suggestions 5762
Mitzvah Day and Beyond: Hesed Committee, Tikum Olam, Derekh Eretz, Tzedakah are intrinsic Jewish lifestyle values. Here are ideas for your congregation.
Cost: $2.50

JEWISH LIVING NOW
Publications
A thought-provoking and useful series of seven booklets on Jewish Living Now. These booklets provide both discussion starters and concrete program suggestions in all the areas of Jewish life focused on by Jewish Living Now. $2.00 each, see below.
To order, contact the Department of Congregational Programming, ext. 2205.

The Synagogue: A House of Study, Rabbi Ronald Isaacs.
A strong Jewish community requires a laity that is both Jewishly committed and educated. This booklet examine ways in which we can develop and/or strengthen our adult education programs, what we can do to meet the educational needs of our members and encourage them to participate in our programs.

A Strategic Plan for the Synagogue, Rabbi Alan Silverstein.
The synagogue is the central institution of the community. It provides the leadership and sense of community essential for Jewish survival. This booklet suggests a program plan that can help synagogues better fill the needs of the community of the present and the future.

Living a Life of Prayer, Rabbi Bradley Artson.
Judaism requires us to engage in prayer throughout our lives. Synagogues must therefore provide opportunities to help enhance congregants' prayer experiences. This booklet presents ideas to enable synagogues to encourage congregants to make prayer part of their everyday lives.

The Synagogue as Bet Nissim, A Place of Miracles, Danny Siegel.
Jewish Living requires serious engagement in tzedakah. This booklet examines the many opportunities that synagogues have to interest and engage their members in projects for the betterment of the community.

Making Shabbat, Dr. Ronald Wolfson.
Shabbat plays a central role in shaping our identity and our approach to the world. This booklet presents ideas for congregations to excite their members about observance of Shabbat.

Kashrut, Adding Holiness to our Lives, Rabbi Jack Moline.
Kashrut has been a defining Jewish ritual since biblical times. It is impossible to separate Kashrut from living a Jewish life. This booklet presents programs designed to excite congregants about Kashrut and to encourage them to observe it in their own homes.

Reaching Out to the Jewish Community, Rabbi Avis Miller.
A strong and vibrant Jewish community depends on the full participation of its members. This booklet examines programs to enable synagogues to reach out to unaffiliated Jews to encourage them to participate as full and committed members of the community.
Full series: $12, or $2.50 for each.
To order, contact the Department of Congregational Programming, ext. 2205.

Tikun Leyl Shavuot
A comprehensive package developed to hold a program of all-night study on Shavuot. All materials needed to set up the program, including PR material, logistical guides and a comprehensive study guide. The theme for the Tikun study guide embraces the areas covered in the Jewish Living Now Campaign: Study, Synagogue, Tzedakah, Prayer, Shabbat and Kashrut and Outreach to Jews. The study material is adaptable for use throughout the year.
Cost: $5

PROGRAMMING RESOURCES
Timely Program Ideas (TPI)
A quick reading series designed for synagogue leaders and programming chairpeople. This series gives complete descriptions and details of topical and timely programs that can be replicated by congregations. Copies are available upon request on 19 topics. Contact the Department of Congregational Programming, ext. 2205.

Synagogue Resource Center 2006-2007, Revised and Supplemented
The Department of Congregational Programming maintains files of resources on various aspects of congregational life and programming, including administration, finance, holidays and education. These files are available to member congregations of the United Synagogue. For more information on the Resource Center and a complete listing of files, contact the Department of Congregational Programming, ext. 2205, or call your regional executive director.

HADASH:
The E-mail program of the month. Free. To sign up for free, go to uscj.org/hadash. More than 50 programs are available.

PUBLICITY
"Putting Your Best Foot Forward: A Guide to Synagogue Publicity"
A manual providing detailed information on how to define and promote the public image of the synagogue. Includes guidelines for writing press releases, designing congregational bulletins, and creating membership applications.
Cost: $5.
To order, contact the Department of Public Affairs, ext. 2601.

SENIORS
HAZAK Manual
An organizing and program manual for the formation of HAZAK chapters. Includes information related to the organizational meeting, obtaining a charter, chapter events and projects, membership applications and ideas for programming (Second Edition.)
For further information, contact Dr. Morton Siegel, ext. 2234.

SINGLES
"Magnet Synagogues: A New Look at Singles Programming"
A manual wth a step-by-step guide for the planning and administration of congregational and regional singles programs.
Cost: $5 each.
To order, contact the Department of Congregational Programming, ext. 2205.

SOCIAL ACTION
"HaMa'aseh"
A quarterly publication of the Commission on Social Action and Public Policy which includes suggestions for implementation of United Synagogue resolutions, information on current issues, updates on projects of the Commission and successful congregational programs that may be replicated in your synagogue. To order, contact the Department of Special Projects/ Commission on Social Action and Public Policy, ext. 2618.