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YOU ARE HERE: eNews >> Archive >> eNews June 07USCJ eNews: The United Synagogue Electronic BulletinJune 2007
In This Issue: June Is Mazal Tov Season - Early summer is the season for graduations, weddings, and other joyous occasions. A wonderful way to say mazal tov is with our Koach Tribute Cards. Koach is our program for college students; proceeds from the cards go to the Koach scholarship fund. Lekh Lekha - Sending Off Our Children - Sending children off to college has become a ritual in Jewish households. Now your synagogue can commemorate this rite of passage communally with Koach's Lekh Lekha: A Ceremony of Going Forth. Developed for use on Shabbat mornings, it includes brief sections for students and parents. For a copy, email Koach director Richard Moline at Moline@uscj.org. Stained-Glass Calendar - Once again, we are looking for photographs from our member synagogues for our art calendar contest. The calendar for 2008/2009 - 5769 - will focus on stained glass. Please send us your photographs by August 15. And by the way, our 2007/2008 - 5768 calendar is due out soon. [ Back to Top ]
Walking With God - United Synagogue is pleased to partner with the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies and the Rabbinical Assembly in the new learning program, Walking With God. [ Back to Top ]
Jews in Brooklyn - Seventy-seven Hazak members from the Seaboard region spent two days in Brooklyn, touring such quintessentially Jewish neighborhoods as Flatbush, Boro Park, Coney Island, Brighton Beach, and Crown Heights, learning about historical Jewish Brooklyn and the new Jewish immigrant Brooklyn that is thriving now.
Rabbis Learn About Early Childhood - More than 20 rabbis joined our early childhood consultant, Maxine Segal Handelman, for a workshop on the rabbi's role in early childhood education at the Rabbinical Assembly meeting this spring. Torah dedication in Rockville - Members of Congregation Tikvat Israel in Rockville, Maryland, celebrate the completion of a seven-month Torah-writing project. Tikkun Leyl Shavuot at Fuchsberg - On Shavuot, more than 200 students and others studied text all night at the Tikkun Leyl Shavuot at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. At 4 in the morning, they went to the Kotel HaMasorti and joined another 200 people for sunrise services. [ Back to Top ]
Unite to End Hunger - Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger is sponsoring a pre-convocation gathering on June 11 in Washington DC before the Jewish community joins in the Interfaith Convocation on Hunger at the Washington National Cathedral. Bulletin editors: There is a usable .PDF here. Join Us in Washington on Joint Advocacy Day - United Synagogue teams with our Conservative movement partner, the Rabbinical Assembly, as we go to Washington DC for Advocacy Day. On Advocacy Day – actually two days, June 19 and 20 – we will listen to speakers, learn more about how to advocate effectively, and meet with our representatives to test our newly upgraded skills. Bulletin editors: There is a usable .PDF here. New Directors of Education Institute - If you are a brand-new or even somewhat new director of education or principal at a congregational religious school, consider our intensive five-day New Directors of Education Institute, set for Monday, June 25, through Friday, June 29, at our New York City headquarters, Rapaport House, 155 Fifth Avenue. The institute fills quickly, so act now. Imun - Imun, the week-long retreat where newly emerging lay leaders can hone their synagogue skills, including layning and writing and delivering a dvar Torah, will meet at Camp Ramah in the Berkshires from July 8 to July 16. Early Childhood at CAJE - Early childhood consultant Maxine Handelman will teach a 9-hour course at the CAJE conference in St. Louis, Missouri, August 5-9. All United Synagogue early childhood educators are invited to lunch at CAJE on Tuesday, August 7. Hazak in the Catskills - METNY, our New York metropolitan area region, offers Hazak vacation week at Kutsher's Country Club from August 5 to August 9. Reservations are due by July 1. USY in the Summertime - Close to 800 USYers and staff are participating in one of USY's programs this summer. Hundreds of them are traveling across North America on USY on Wheels, Mission: Mitzvah, or Wheels East, our newest program, just for ninth graders. Other USYers are headed to Washington State's highest mountains on USY Outdoor Adventure Pacific Northwest, or in the other direction for the New York City-based Summer in the City. Hundreds more will go to Israel and Europe on one of many USY Israel Pilgrimage trips. This summer there is something for everyone - and there will be next summer too! Learn more about USY's summer programs; look again in September for information about the summer of 2008. Next Year in Israel - Registration for 2007-2008 has opened at Nativ, USY’s college/leadership program in Israel. Participants spend the year between high school and college in Israel. Half of that time they work on a kibbutz or volunteer in a development town; the other half is spent living in Jerusalem, studying at the Hebrew University or the Conservative Yeshiva at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. Throughout the Nativ program, students engage in special religious and leadership training experiences. Join Us in Orlando For Our International Convention! - United Synagogue’s international biennial convention is planned for November 29 through December 3 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. Please plan to be there with us! USY Convention - United Synagogue Youth’s 57th annual convention is set for December 23-27 in Anaheim, California. USYers are invited to five days of social action projects, summer program reunions, education programs, and more. Go to USY's website, www.usy.org, for updates. [ Back to Top ]
Wine and Cheese Open House - The Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center offers a wine and cheese open house for United Synagogue visitors to Israel on Sunday, July 1, at 6 p.m. Repeat Your Wedding Promises in Jerusalem - The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center can host re-wedding ceremonies, as well as parties to celebrate all sorts of milestones. Read more. Summer Programs at the Conservative Yeshiva - The Conservative Yeshiva at United Synagogue’s Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center is now accepting applications for the 2007 summer program. In the mornings, the program includes four levels of an intensive ulpan and both beginning and advanced levels of Talmud study. In the afternoons, the Yeshiva offers classes in Mishnah, midrash, Tanach, halakha, and tefillah. The program, for adults of all ages and backgrounds, has two three-week sessions, July 1 to July 19 and July 22 to August 9. For more information about the program, tuition, and scholarships, email yeshiva@uscj.org, call 972-2-622-3116, or go to the Yeshiva's website. Study in Jerusalem this Fall! - The Conservative Yeshiva at United Synagogue’s Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center is now accepting applications for fall 2007. The Yeshiva offers Jews of all background the opportunity to study classic Jewish texts in a vibrant, open-minded egalitarian community. The curriculum focuses on teaching Tanach, Talmud, halakha, and Jewish philosophy, and includes the skills necessary for that study. Courses are taught at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, and the program includes a daily minyan, volunteer projects, and trips. Students between 18 and 30 years old are eligible for scholarships from the Jewish Agencyfor Israel, and the Yeshiva is offering three full scholarships as well. For more information and an application, email yeshiva@uscj.org, call 972-2-622-3116, or go to the Yeshiva's website. [ Back to Top ]
The Spirituality of Welcoming by Ron Wolfson is a handbook that offers examples, tips, and exercises aimed at turning your congregation into a place of invitation and openness. It focuses on the importance of prayer that is uplifting and spiritually moving, and on the importance of hospitality. $19.00. Together as One: Duets of Praise and Inspiration, a CD of music sung by Aliza Pomerantz-Boro and David Propis, features 11 songs that encourage the listener to seek greater personal harmony. Songs include Every Day I Will Bless the Lord, You Raise Me Up, and Believe. $15. Learn more about our book service department. [ Back to Top ]
Convention Update - Our international biennial convention is just about half a year away, and preparations are ramping up. This convention will be held over Shabbat, letting us experience the beauty and wonder and joy of that day together. To learn more about the convention, which will be held from November 29 to December 3, 2007, in Orlando, Florida, take a look at our convention e-newsletter. As our plans develop, we’ll keep you posted. [ Back to Top ]
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