USCJ Blog
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“Come As You Are”: A Kansas Synagogue’s Journey Toward LGBTQIA+ Inclusion
June 17, 2025 21 Sivan, 5785At Ahavath Achim Congregation in Wichita, Kansas, the path toward LGBTQIA+ inclusion is being walked with heart, humility, and intention. This small b
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Rooted in Tradition, Reaching for Inclusion: How a Texas Synagogue Is Leading with Pride
June 17, 2025 21 Sivan, 5785When Congregation Beth Torah was founded in 1974 in Richardson, Texas, it stood apart as a beacon of egalitarianism. Built on a vision where women cou
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Embracing Change: Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks Reflects on His Journey with Sulam for Imagineers
May 19, 2025 21 Iyar, 5785Sulam is USCJ’s dynamic leadership development program. It is designed to empower synagogues to build purposeful, energized, and sustainable congregat
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Feeling the Impact of Our USY Alumni Lev el Lev Event: An Afternoon Honoring Our Alumni
April 10, 2025 12 Nisan, 5785On Sunday, March 30, members of the USY community gathered virtually from all over the world to celebrate the life’s work of Rabbi Sam Kieffer, Melind
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How Temple Beth Sholom’s (Las Vegas, NV) USYers Raised Thousands for Victims of the California Fires
April 10, 2025 12 Nisan, 5785Every year, the impressive teens of Temple Beth Sholom’s USY chapter in Las Vegas run their annual Purim Carnival. This year, however, was different:
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New Poll Shows Most Congregations Offer Weekday Minyan and Digital Options
April 2, 2025 4 Nisan, 5785A recent poll of USCJ congregations, with 137 respondents, suggests that most Conservative/Masorti synagogues regularly hold Shabbat services and week
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Knitting for Comfort: Congregation Beth Ami’s Cozy Handmade Mission
February 28, 2025 30 Shevat, 5785In a world often fraught with turmoil and strife, a simple teddy bear has the potential to bring comfort and joy to those in need. This belief fuels t
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Beyond the Present: Embrace Forward Thinking with Sulam for Imagineers
August 9, 2024 5 Av, 5784By Ben Vorspan On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney stood before an eager crowd at the grand opening of Disneyland and delivered an address that would resona
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The Sulam for Imagineers – Do The Impossible!
July 8, 2024 2 Tammuz, 5784Walt Disney was on an early morning stroll down Main Street a few months after Disneyland opened to the public in 1955 when his groundskeeper waved hi
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Embracing Brotherhood: The Urgency and Benefits of Men’s Groups in the Jewish Community
May 3, 2024 25 Nisan, 5784Embracing Brotherhood: The Urgency and Benefits of Men’s Groups in the Jewish Community Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed Executive Director – Fe
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Six Months since Oct 7th
April 4, 2024 25 Adar II, 5784Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, CEO of USCJ and the RA One lesson I am learning in this challenging period is how we can hold two (or more) contradictory feel
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Reflections on the Conservative/Masorti Racial Justice Pilgrimage
March 27, 2024 17 Adar II, 5784March 3-7th, 2024 Rabbi Amy Eilberg On March 3rd, 2024, 20 leaders of the Conservative/Masorti movement gathered in New Orleans for a four-day
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Reflections on 150 Days
March 4, 2024 24 Adar I, 5784
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who has now been held hostage for 150 days, speaks of being in “another world” since October 7.
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Nonprofit Filing
February 28, 2024 19 Adar I, 5784For US Congregations New Requirement If You Are Not Registered as a 501(c)(3) In 2021 Congress enacted the Federal Corporate Transparency Act [Title
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Women’s History Month Feature: Rabbi Leider
February 27, 2024 18 Adar I, 5784In 1988, I reached out to the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies to inquire about applying to rabbinical school. No questions about my gender, no obs
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