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to the Web Site of the Empire Region of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Serving Conservative congregations and organizations in

New York State, western Massachusetts, and southern Vermont.

 



 

The NEW MARCH 2008 issue of is available!

"CJ: Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judaism"

Look for it in your mailbox, or contact your synagogue for a copy today.

(Or, click on the magazine cover below to read the articles online now!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HECHSHER TZEDEK BLOG

 

 

Conservative Rabbis Pledge Groundbreaking System

for Monitoring Working Conditions at Kosher Plants

 

 

 

 

 

 USCJ Resolution on

 Targeted Divestment from Sudan

 

 

 

 

The USCJ's Israel Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 WALKING WITH GOD

 ADULT EDUCATION CURRICULUM RELEASED!

 

 Download and review the new adult education project –

 “Walking with God” - created for adult learners by the

 Ziegler School for Rabbinic Studies and co-sponsored

 by the Rabbinical Assembly, and the United Synagogue

 for Conservative Judaism, by clicking on the icon above.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 NEW VERSION! (Compiled on October 31, 2007)

 The Empire Region Synagogue Resource Kit

 For Lay & Professional Leadership:

  Version 2.70 | 10.31.2007.0830

 

Click on the image to the left to download the file.

 

Be sure to note where the file is being saved on your computer!

 

Rename the file "Empire Region Synagogue Resource Kit.exe" without the quotation marks.

(You may need to change your folder settings to "show known file extensions")

 

Double-Click on the file, click on "Ok," then click "Unzip."

 

The Resource Kit should be located in C:/Empire Region Synagogue Resource Kit

 

 

Note: This is a large file (approximately 611 MB).

On most high-speed connections, the download should take less than ninety minutes.

 

Congregations have received copies of the Resource Kit on CD-ROM,

but you can also request that copies be sent to your synagogue by emailing our Executive Director at goldberg@uscj.org. 

 

 

 

 

GOLD AWARD WINNER OF A

SOLOMON SCHECHTER AWARD FOR

EXCELLENCE IN SYNAGOGUE PROGRAMMING!

 

 

 Our synagogue in Schenectady, NY -

 Congregation Agudat Achim

 has produced an award-winning cookbook!

 Visit the Divine Kosher Cuisine website to learn more!

  

 

 

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This web site was last updated on Thursday, May 1, 2008  |   26 Nisan 5768 at 1315 Eastern U.S. Time

 

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Please email the "webmaster" at goldberg@uscj.org. Thank you!