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YOU ARE HERE: eNews >> Archive >> eNews January 06USCJ eNews: The United Synagogue Electronic BulletinJanuary 2006
In This Issue: Edud: United Synagogue's New Approach to Outreach - At our international biennial convention in Boston, our executive vice president, Rabbi Jerome Epstein, unveiled United Synagogue's new approach to outreach.
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. USY's Summer Programs Open For Registration - Enrollment is now open for USY's summer programs, including USY Israel Pilgrimage, USY on Wheels, Summer in the City, and Outdoor Adventure to Costa Rica or the Pacific Northwest. For more information, go to www.usy.org/escape. USY High - This year's USY High program, which takes USYers to Israel for eight weeks in February and March, has opened its enrollment. Students will study Jewish history while keeping up with their regular high school work. Project Reconnect's Going to Israel - Project Reconnect - the group where USY Atid, Koach, Nativ, and the Conservative Yeshiva in Israel can meet again and revitalize old connections — is going to Israel. You can download a registration form here. 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. [ Back to Top ]
USCJ Biennial Convention Round-Up - More than 700 people -- lay leaders, rabbis, educators, other professionals, and synagogue members -- joined us in Boston at our international biennial convention in December. There, amid friendship, prayer, food, and music, we listened, discussed, debated, and came away enriched. Read about the convention. USY Meets, Elects New Officers - More than 1,400 USYers gathered in Philadelphia for United Synagogue Youth's 55th annual international convention. We would like to congratulate USY's newly elected officers for 2006. Mazal tov to President Matan Silberstein of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania; Israel Affairs Vice President Nathan Miller of Houston, Texas; Religion/Education Vice President Sarah Lopatin of New Rochelle, New York; Social Action/Tikun Olam Vice President Jacob Slosberg of Seattle, Washington; Membership/Kadima Vice President Francie Schrank of Northbrook, Illinois, and Communications Vice President Zach Greenberg of Baltimore, Maryland. [ 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. Tu B'Shvat - This year, Tu B'Shvat will be on Monday, February 13. These books can help you enhance your and your children's celebration of the trees' new year.
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 The Unfolding Tradition: Jewish Law After Sinai. Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff analyzes the biblical and rabbinic roots of Jewish law as described by leading rabbis of the Conservative movement. $19.95 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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