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YOU ARE HERE: eNews >> Archive >> eNews February 06USCJ eNews: The United Synagogue Electronic BulletinFebruary 2006
In This Issue: Listening for God at the Koach Kallah - "Listening for God" is the theme of the 2006 Koach Kallah, to be held from February 23 to February 26 at Ohio State University. College students from across North American will gather for a weekend full of spirit, spirituality, song, and study. Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Amy Eilberg and Artist-in-Residence Neshama Carlebach will join Koach staff and faculty for an inspiring and memorable experience. For more information or to register, go to www.koach.org. SULAM - SULAM, the leadership training program for synagogue vice presidents and new presidents, invites participants to one of two sessions this spring. On March 9-12, the program will meet in the Westin Hotel in San Francisco, and on March 30 to April 2 it will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Newark. Learn to climb the ladder! For information, call Rabbi Moshe Edelman at (212) 533-7800, ext. 2205, or email him at Edelman@uscj.org. Pesach trip - Pesach's a time to be at home with your family, but sometimes you and your family get the urge to have someone else change all the dishes. If that's your feeling this year, join us at the Ritz Carlton Grande Lake in Orlando, Florida, for Pesach. Project Reconnect is Going to Israel in June - We invite all graduates of Conservative movement youth programs, no matter how long ago you graduated, along with your friends and all friends of the movement, to come with us. We'd love to have you join us on this unusual trip.
Hazak - Hazak invites everyone 55+ to study in Israel this summer at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. Registration is due by April 1 for in-depth study from June 12 to June 22. For information, call Dr. Morton Siegel at 212 533-7800, ext. 2234 or email him at siegel@uscj.org. USY's Summer Programs - There are still spaces available on USY's 2006 summer programs, but they are filling quickly. Don't miss out on the opportunity to escape for the summer of a lifetime. Register today! Our summer programs provide the very best in staff, security, transportation, lodging, and sightseeing, and participants return home with a strengthened sense of themselves and of their identity as Conservative Jews. Imun - Imun, the seminar leadership program for synagogue lay leaders, is designed to strengthen lay leaders' skills. Imun participants learn the basics of reading Torah, leading services, and presenting a d'var Torah. This year, Imun will be held at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires in Wingdale, New York, from August 6 to August 14. For more information, call Rabbi Paul Drazen at (212) 533-7800, ext. 2612, or email him at drazen@uscj.org. Great Summer Learning for All at the Conservative Yeshiva - The Conservative Yeshiva of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism at the beautiful Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center is accepting applications for its summer program. The Yeshiva offers two three-week sessions, starting July 2 and July 23; students may attend either or both. The mornings include Hebrew ulpan or intensive courses in rabbinic text; and the afternoon classes are in Bible, the Zohar, midrash, halacha, and Jewish liturgy. For information, email yeshiva@uscj.org or go to www.conservativeyeshiva.org. The Conservative Yeshiva Year Program - The Yeshiva is also accepting applications for its Year Program, starting in September 2006. This is a great opportunity to learn the skills of studying classical Jewish texts -- Bible, Talmud, Midrash -- in a warm, supportive, open religious community. Students are also welcome for part-time study or shorter periods of full-time learning during the year. The Yeshiva is a great place for Jewish educators, professionals, or anyone with a curiosity about or interest in Jewish text. For information, email yeshiva@uscj.org or go to www.conservativeyeshiva.org. [ Back to Top ]
Halutzim Seminar - The Youth Department wishs a n'sia tova -a good trip-- to our Halutzim Seminar participants, who will be spending 10 days learning and living in Israel this month. The trip includes many great opportunities - among other activities participants spent time with Masorti Israeli teens, learn at the Conservative Yeshiva, and hike the Banyas.
Hurricane Relief Effort - As we continue our hurricane relief efforts (see USCJ News), we report with pride that cosmetics giant Estee Lauder Companies recently donated about $100,000 worth of products to hurricane-damaged Biloxi, Missisippi. The donation was made in response to a request from our Congregation Beth Israel in Biloxi, and synagogue members were among its recipients; the donation was initiated by Valerie Coburn of United Synagogue's New York office. [ Back to Top ]
USCJ Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center - If you are planning a trip to Israel, be sure to look to the Fuchsberg Center for travel help, learning and volunteer opportunities, help in planning bar and bat mitzvah services and celebrations, learning and volunteer opportunities, accommodations,and more. Learn more about the center's programs and services. Project Ezra - We know how important it is for our affiliated congregations to serve their members effectively while managing their money wisely. To help you save money on the nuts and bolts of synagogue operations, we are launching a new effort. Learn how Project Ezra can save you money. [ Back to Top ]
Hurricane Relief Fund - Last year's disastrous hurricane season is over now, but the monumental task of rebuilding or relocating still lies ahead. Learn about what our hurricane relief fund has done so far and what you can do now. [ Back to Top ]
Shiurim for Early Childhood Educators - A new web-based study tool, shiurim for early childhood educators, was launched this month. USCJ early childhood educators are Jewish educators; the shiurim will help USCJ early childhood educators be lifelong Jewish learners as well. A new shiur, to be published each month, provides an early childhood director text and questions to stimulate a Jewish discussion with her staff. So far, nearly 50 people have signed up to receive the shiur each month. To sign up to receive the monthly shiur, email Maxine Handelman at handelman@uscj.org. Purim - This year, Purim begins on the evening of Monday, March 13. Here are two editions of Megillat Esther that you can use to follow the reading as we all drown out the name of Haman that nightand the next day.
New Publications - Includes Family Rhymes for Jewish Times: Children's Poems for Holidays by Shoshana Silberman. These playful and celebratory poems are meant to be read to 3- to 5-year-olds. $14.95 For further information, call United Synagogue's Book Service at 212-533-7800, ext. 2003, email booksvc@uscj.org, or go to www.uscj.org/booksvc. [ Back to Top ]
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The World Zionist Congress election ends February 28. Support the Conservative movement - vote MERCAZ! Online registration for the World Zionist Congress election ends February 15, and voting ends February 28. If you haven't registered or voted yet, do it now! The voting process will be in two stages, as it was in 1997 and 2002. Registration, which costs $7 per adult, $5 per student, will be open until January 15, 2006, by mail and until February 15 online. Ballots will be distributed starting in mid-November, 2005, and voting will end on February 28. North American voters who registered for the 2002 WZO elections will receive new registration forms from the American Zionist Movement, and MERCAZ, the Zionist arm of the Conservative movement, will send registration forms to its members. Links to the online registration will be available at MERCAZ's website, www.mercazusa.org. For more information, call the MERCAZ office at 1-888-99 MERCAZ (1-888-996-3722) or email info@mercazusa.org. For information about voting for MERCAZ in Canada, call 1-800-419-5666 or email MERCAZ at masorti@intrr.net. The voting process will be in two stages, as it was in 1997 and 2002. Online registration, which costs $7 per adult, $5 per student, will be open until February 15; registration by mail closed in mid-January. Voting will end on February 28. Once you are registered and receive your ballot, vote for MERCAZ. Put your belief in the Conservative movement in North American and the Masorti movement in Israel to work. Your vote will make a difference. Poll results determine how much funding the Jewish Agency for Israel will provide the Conservative/Masorti movement. With your vote, you'll help strengthen the Conservative/Masorti movement and religious pluralism in Israel. Your vote also will support Conservative programs for North Americans in Israel. Those include USY Pilgrimage, which sends North American high-school students to Israel, the Ramah Seminar, which allows Ramah campers to spend the summer after camp together in Israel; the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and the NATIV Year Course for North American college-age students in Israel.
So register! Vote! Support MERCAZ! [ Back to Top ]
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