At USCJ Convention, Rabbi Noa Kushner, the founding rabbi of The Kitchen, spoke about lessons that synagogues can learn from her experience creating a dynamic religious start-up in San Francisco. We created a study packet with the text of Rabbi Kushner’s talk paired with discussion questions you can use with your kehilla leadership. Her remarks will challenge and inspire, and signal the emerging future that synagogues need to embrace.
In 1958, domestic terrorists planted a satchel with dozens of dynamite sticks next to the eastern wall of Temple Beth El in Birmingham, Alabama. Lucki
The sanctuary and the building has been full over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The energy was electric, and members are sending emails with appreciat
Rabbi Robin Foonberg, Executive Director of JEA and the Education Specialist for USCJ, writes about fostering a sense of belonging to Judaism in our schools.
Rabbi Ashira Konigsburg, USCJ's Chief Program Officer, reflects on what it means to accept the Torah as the Jewish People.
Two USY New Frontier teens were given the Dean Hoffman Memorial Scholarship to travel to Israel this summer. The Dean Hoffman Memorial Scholarship Fun
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal's reflections on being in Israel for the Special Zionist Congress's celebration of Israel at 75.
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