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Get out the Vote!
A crucial election day is only months away. At stake are vital political, economic and moral issues of concern to all Americans, in addition to issues of special concern to American Jews. During the next four years, there will be important debates about the way our government does business. Legislation on significant issues such as health care, foreign aid, civil rights and support for Israel is likely to be considered by the next Congress and Administration. In addition, over the next four years, the President and Senate will confirm judges who will make crucial decisions affecting our lives. With the stakes so high, we must work to reverse the trend toward declining percentages of voters.

As Jews and American citizens we have an obligation to participate in the elections to ensure that our country's policies at the local, state and national levels reflect our commitment to social justice. Every vote counts and plays a defining role in setting policy agendas. It is our civic duty to register promptly, educate ourselves about the critical issues and VOTE!

The attached PDF File, “Get Out the Vote 2008 Guide”, provides you with tools, resources and information to help your congregation or community plan a successful voter engagement effort in advance of Election Day.

This guide was designed for use by Jewish congregations and communal organizations wishing to conduct their own voter registration drives. We also encourage participation in voter registration drives in the general community. The same procedures and materials that are suggested here for use in the Jewish community can be adapted for voter registration use in the broader community.

"Come Home to Conservative Judaism"
New USCJ Ad Campaign
Synagogues can download and personalize free-to-use ads to place in their bulletins, on their websites, and in local media.

http://www.uscj.org/Download_Come_Home_t7787.html

Idea Guide - What can you do with the ads?
(PDF document)

User Guide for marketing ads
(PDF document)

 

Hazak
USCJ’s Programming Framework
For Those Fifty-Five Years Young and Wiser!
The Summer 2008 Issue of USCJ's International Hazak Newsletter
(PDF document)

Hazak Freedom Tour to Israel
January 11-22, 2009
Take advantage of this exciting opportunity to visit Israel with your fellow HAZAKniks! The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism is very proud to announce that we have organized a winter trip to Israel that will take place January 11-21, 2009.

This trip will be based in Jerusalem, with daily visits to historical sites. We will be spending our Shabbat at the USCJ’s own Jerusalem Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. It will be a great trip not only for those who have never been to Israel but also for the veteran traveler. There will be numerous opportunities to touch the land, taste the cuisine, feel the energy, smell the air, hear the sounds of the Old City, and see our homeland as you’ve never seen it before, all through the lens of Conservative Judaism!

And for your added convenience we will be in one hotel “north” for 2 nights then in Jerusalem for the following 7! You can use an overnight bag!!

We hope you will consider joining us as we venture to Israel. We will offer bus transportation to the airport for our flights from many areas at a slight added cost (to be determined after we see where the attendees are from).

For more information please call:

Jo-Anne Tucker-Zemlak
Assistant Executive Director
Seaboard Region USCJ
(301).230.0801 ext. 2
zemlak@uscj.org

 

Other Resources:

Passover Resources
(PDF document)

USCJ Program Resources
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