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eNews >> Archive >> eNews March 06USCJ eNews: The United Synagogue Electronic BulletinMarch 2006
In This Issue: Stop Genocide in Darfur - United Synagogue is joining with many other organizations to help stop what the United States government has declared to be genocide. We urge you to come to the rally in Washington on April 30. We also urge you to make your voice part of the Million Voices for Darfur campaign. Send a postcard to President Bush today. Advocacy Day - The United Synagogue and the Rabbinical Assembly are going to Washington, D.C., for Advocacy Day, May 23 to 25. Join us as we lobby our elected officials on issues important to us as Americans, as Jews, and as members of the Conservative movement. 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 Offers Trip for Teens – And Parents!
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. United Synagogue’s Conservative Yeshiva Summer Program - The Conservative Yeshiva’s 2006 summer program provides studentsof all ages and backgrounds with the opportunity to study the classic texts and ideas of Judaism, including Talmud, Tanach, halacha, tefillah, and Jewish thought. The two three-week sessions are scheduled for July 2-July 20 and July 23-August 10; coursework does not repeat and students may attend either or both. For more information and an application email Yeshiva@uscj.org, call 011-972-2-622-3116, or click here for more information. United Synagogue’s Conservative Yeshiva Year Program - The Conservative Yeshiva at the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism’s Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center offers Jews of all ages and backgrounds the opportunity to study classic Jewish texts in a vibrant, open-minded, egalitarian community. Study can be full-time or part-time, on a short or long-term basis; some scholarships are available. For more information and an application, email Yeshiva@uscj.org, call 011-972-2-622-3116, or click here for more information. [ Back to Top ]
Who Believes What? - Each month, we will provide you with an article about an issue that United Synagogue staff members are talking and thinking about. To inaugurate this feature, the Education Department’s Rabbi Robert Abramson discusses results of a study investigating what Conservative Jews believe, how they observe, and how beliefs and observance connect. [ Back to Top ]
At the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center - About 90 people came to the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center to watch the Super Bowl. An unofficial survey showed that about 80 percent of them were Steelers fans, so most left happy. Thirteen United Synagogue congregations and two schools were represented among the visitors at the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center over Presidents Day weekend last month. Some visitors had Shabbat meals at the Center’s guest house, and others learned at shiurim at the Conservative Yeshiva or toured the Center. [ Back to Top ]
Koach Kallah - About 160 college students met to Listen for God at the Koach Kallah late last month at Ohio State University. Students from colleges across North America gathered to learn, sing, celebrate, daven, and grow spiritually and emotionally. They were joined by Scholar-in-Residence Amy Eilberg and singer Neshama Carlebach. Schechter On Line - The Solomon Schechter Day School Association now has its own website. Check it out for the latest news about affiliated schools, as well as information about the overall education policy behind the movement. Torah in Toronto - Rabbi David Golinkin of the Schechter Institute in Israel talked about Judaism and modernity at the annual Torah in Toronto program last month. More than 160 people, representing shuls in greater Toronto, Hamilton, and London, packed sessions on such topics as “Halacha and Technology,” “Intermarriage and Outreach,” “Ecology and the Bible,” and “Judaism and the Internet.” [ Back to Top ]
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Save the Date - Mark your calendars, update your PDAs, fill in your datebooks. United Synagogue’s next biennial convention will be held from Thursday, Nov. 29 - Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, at the new Rosen Shingle Creek Resort and Golf Club in Orlando, Florida. We look forward to seeing you there. The convention will be chaired by Carole Korowitz and co-chaired by Rochelle Baltuch.
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