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Welcome Rabbi Wernick

On July 1 Rabbi Steven Wernick became our new executive vice president. His open letter to the movement acknowledges the challenges and possibilities.

Join us for our next international biennial convention, December 6-10, 2009 at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill, NJ!

CJ Wins Two Rockower Awards

CJ: Voices of Conservative/Masorti Judaism won two Rockower awards given by the American Jewish Press Association. Justice & Judaism: Community Organizing in the Conservative Movement by Daniel May and Peter Drier won second place for excellence in feature writing, and When It Doesn’t Work by Joanne Palmer won first place in the personal essay category.

Social Networking Webinar

Social networking can work! A webinar demystified the vocabulary and explained how to use it and why it can work.

Responding to the Economic Downturn

In Arise, the Conservative movement’s Commission on Social Justice and Public Policy suggests five ways your community can respond to the economy. The commission’s chair, Rabbi Leonard Gordon, discusses it in a teleconference.

Kesharim Independent Minyan Partnership Grants

Our Kesharim committee is pleased to announce that for the second year we are offering grants to independent minyanim partnering with United Synagogue congregations or regions. Applications are due by August 1.

It’s Almost Lulav and Etrog Time

Sukkot starts on the evening of October 2, so it’s time to start thinking about ordering a lulav and etrog from Israel to celebrate it properly. Our book services offers three sets, ranging from serviceable to deluxe.

Hazak Newsletter

Hazak, our group for people 55 and older, has had an exciting summer. Read about it here!

Hazak Winter Trip

Hazak, for people 55 and older, is going on its annual trip to Israel from January 17 to 28, 2010. Learn more.

Webinar – The Budgeting Process

Neal Price, the executive director of Denver’s Hebrew Education Alliance and the president of NAASE, led two webinars in March that looked at the budget process as an ongoing cycle to help listeners cope with the new realities of our challenging world. These two recordings begin similarly and then diverge.

• Version 1
• Version 2
• Materials for Discussion

Petition Israel's Prime Minister About Ethiopian Jews

In Ethiopia, our executive vice president, Rabbi Jerome Epstein, was appalled by the conditions in which many would-be emigrants to Israel were living and called upon the Israeli government and the American Jewish community to resume aid. United Synagogue’s board of trustees has passed a resolution calling on Israel to consider the cases of each of the 8,700 Ethiopian Jews who wish to make aliyah. Join us in signing a petition to Israel’s prime minister requesting that the Ethiopian Jews now in Gondar be allowed to come to Israel.

Going to Israel?

Take a trip with the Conservative movement! Here’s a list of trips offered by our member synagogues. They welcome you.

CoJAC

Drawing on its tradition of scholarship and halakhic insight, the Conservative movement offers a distinctive look atsocial and political issues. Drawing on that background, the Conservative Jewish Action Center provides information, resources, and texts as we look at Darfur, the environment, and immigation.

Two-Minute Torah

Want to study Torah but don’t have much time? Want a new, fast take on the text? Koach, United Synagogue's program for college students, has inaugurated Two-Minute Torah, a weekly podcast d’var Torah that is available over the web at www.koach.org or by subscription on iTunes. They’ll be given by professional, lay, and student leaders - that range ofbackgrounds is sure to produce a range of styles and ideas. If you want a take on the Torah parasha that's both short and smart, give it a try.