Strengthen Your Congregation

USCJ works with you and your leadership team to provide guidance at every level – from technical support to visionary leadership training. With expert knowledge on operational best practices and programming that ensures lifelong learning and vibrant membership, USCJ is here to help your congregation thrive.

Develop Leadership

Sulam for Presidents and Sulam for Officers

Sulam for Presidents and Sulam for Officers

Leadership training retreats for newly elected synagogue presidents, vice presidents, and officers
Sulam for Strategic Planners

Sulam for Strategic Planners

A training program that helps synagogues think strategically and plan for their future
Rabbinic Search

Rabbinic Search

Resources for congregations looking for senior staff, including rabbis, cantors, executive directors and education directors.
Thriving Congregations Framework

Thriving Congregations Framework

An assessment tool to determine the strengths of your synagogue
Sulam for Current Leaders

Sulam for Current Leaders

A program to strengthen the effectiveness of your congregation’s board
Sulam for Emerging Leaders

Sulam for Emerging Leaders

A program to help prospective leaders transition from the sidelines to the center of congregational life
Sulam for Purposeful Living

Sulam for Purposeful Living

An engagement program specifically designed for your baby boomer congregants
Leadership Bites

Leadership Bites

A series of short videos for busy leaders, designed for maximum impact
Mental Wellbeing Resources

Mental Wellbeing Resources

Ways your community can reflect, reset, and take control of their emotional wellbeing.

New Directors’ Institute (NDI)

New Directors’ Institute (NDI)

NDI is THE conference for new synagogue Education Directors.
Mergers and Collaborations

Mergers and Collaborations

Resources on collaboration, partnerships, space sharing, consolidation and mergers

Maximize Operations

Financial Sustainability

Financial Sustainability

Consultation and resources to help your congregation be financially sound
Safety and Security

Safety and Security

Access to information and experts in the areas of security planning and emergency preparedness
Human Resources

Human Resources

Consultation and resources to help your most important asset thrive
Website Hosting and IT Services

Website Hosting and IT Services

Website hosting and design as well as synagogue management software support
Cost Savings

Cost Savings

Partnerships to help you fulfill your mission in a cost-effective way
Webinar Archive

Webinar Archive

A collection of webinars presented by USCJ on a variety of topics.
Grant Writing and Funding Sources

Grant Writing and Funding Sources

USCJ offers several resources for congregations to apply for various additional funding sources.

Advance Learning

Congregational Education

Congregational Education

One of USCJ's most vital tasks is to support Jewish education for people of all ages, from early childhood through adult learning
Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem

Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem

A hub of intellectual and spiritual activity where learners engage classical Jewish texts, pursue questions both timeless and timely, and develop the skills and

Diversity and Inclusion

Interfaith Inclusion

Interfaith Inclusion

Advancing new pathways and entry points to engage 21st-century families
LGBTQ Inclusion

LGBTQ Inclusion

Transforming our synagogues into communities fully inclusive of those on the LGBTQ spectrum
Racial Justice and Inclusion

Racial Justice and Inclusion

Embracing racial and ethnic diversity in our synagogues and developing skills for racial justice.

Be Recognized for Achievement

Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Award

Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Award

An award to recognize a Jewish lay leader who is making a difference in advancing the values of an authentic and dynamic Judaism.
Solomon Schechter Awards

Solomon Schechter Awards

Awards to recognize extraordinary achievement in congregational life

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