USY Chapter Support Power Hour
The USY Chapter Support Power Hours are engaging standalone sessions designed to provide chapter advisors, chapter directors, and youth professionals with the support and tools needed to strengthen their chapters. These sessions create opportunities to connect with fellow youth engagement leaders, share innovative programming ideas, collaboratively problem-solve common challenges, and celebrate successes together. By participating in these power hours, you'll tap into collective wisdom and practical strategies that will help you create lasting positive impacts on young lives while reigniting your passion for youth leadership.
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USY Chapter Support Power Hour
The USY Chapter Support Power Hours are engaging standalone sessions designed to provide chapter advisors, chapter directors, and youth professionals with the support and tools needed to strengthen their chapters. These sessions create opportunities to connect with fellow youth engagement leaders, share innovative programming ideas, collaboratively problem-solve common challenges, and celebrate successes together. By participating in these power hours, you'll tap into collective wisdom and practical strategies that will help you create lasting positive impacts on young lives while reigniting your passion for youth leadership.
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Affinity group for synagogue leaders (lay, staff & clergy): Small Congregations
Small Congregations Gathering for leaders of synagogues with between 81-250 member units Topic: Generating Income Beyond Dues-Fundraising, Grants, Endowments, etc.
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Clergy-Educator Cohort
Cosponsored by the Jewish Educators Assembly, Rabbinical Assembly, and Cantors Assembly The Jewish Educators Assembly (JEA) is excited to invite cantors and rabbis who are also serving as religious school directors to participate in a special cohort of clergy-educators. This session's topic will be Making Summer Count and Planning for High Holidays.
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Affinity group for synagogue leaders (lay, staff & clergy): Very Small Congregations
Very Small Congregations Gathering for leaders of synagogues with under 80 member units Topic: Generating Income Beyond Dues-Fundraising, Grants, Endowments, etc.
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Communications Strategies for Combating Antisemitism
ADL's Strategic Messaging to Combat Antisemitism Antisemitic incidents of it increased by 344% over the past five years, and they continue to rise. Our community needs leaders who can navigate challenging conversations and respond effectively. The key to making real change is knowing what to say and how to say it.
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Affinity Group: Staff & Clergy
Topic: Volunteer-Staff Partnership Affinity group gathering and participatory discussion forum for staff/clergy involved in membership/engagement at their congregations.
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Onboarding a New Rabbi
For some of you, Mazel Tov on hiring your new rabbi is in order. For others, the search process is nearing the end, and for some, it continues. Wherever you are exactly, you may have already realized that this holy work does not end with the signing of the contract. Now that the applications, interviews, endless meetings and conference calls, negotiations, and terms are winding down, the real work begins.
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Affinity Group: Lay Leaders
Interactive, networking group for LAY LEADERS who are specifically Involved in the areas of membership, engagement and/or programming at their congregations - Space is limited.
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Breaches in Conduct: A Working Session
Have you ever experienced disrespect in a board meeting or in the synagogue and you wished you handled it better? Have you ever felt like your congregation has a hard time holding others accountable for inappropriate behavior? The USCJ is offering an interactive webinar where Lay Leaders can learn tools for managing these types of situations.
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Beyond Cameras: How Synagogues Are Rethinking Physical Security
Coram AI brings AI-powered search to your existing security cameras, no new cameras needed. In seconds, you can find any person, object, or event across days of footage. Synagogues and schools across the country are using Coram to strengthen security and save hours of manual review time. We're excited to bring this to the USCJ community.
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Breaches in Conduct: A Working Session
Have you ever experienced disrespect in a board meeting or in the synagogue and you wished you handled it better? Have you ever felt like your congregation has a hard time holding others accountable for inappropriate behavior? The USCJ is offering an interactive webinar where Lay Leaders can learn tools for managing these types of situations.
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Unlocking the Power of Synagogue Committees
Join synagogue leaders from across the continent for a workshop focused on strengthening committees as powerful partners in governance and leadership. Together, we’ll explore best practices for committee engagement and management while taking a look at the human and financial resources available in your congregation.
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Unlocking the Power of Synagogue Committees
Join synagogue leaders from across the continent for a workshop focused on strengthening committees as powerful partners in governance and leadership. Together, we’ll explore best practices for committee engagement and management while taking a look at the human and financial resources available in your congregation.
Register