USCJ Blog
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Lights in the Dark
February 16, 2021 4 Adar, 5781Rabbi Alex Braver shares his thoughts on how to bless a vaccine. This was written over Chanukah in response to the administration of the first Covid vaccines.
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Grogger vs. Dreydel: Reflections on our Topsy-Turvy World
February 3, 2021 21 Shevat, 5781
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, CEO of USCJ and RA, explores why he thinks the dreydel would be the better symbol for the Purim story. Read the full text here.
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USCJ's Aimee Close Chosen for UpStart’s National Change Accelerator Program
January 12, 2021 28 Tevet, 5781The program equips the community’s intrapreneurs with entrepreneurial skills, tools, and mindsets to adapt to challenges and meet constituents’ evolving needs.
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Joint Statement on the Violent Events That Occurred in Washington DC on January 6, 2021
January 7, 2021 23 Tevet, 5781Organizations of the Conservative Movement of Judaism are appalled by the violence that took place at the United States Capitol Wednesday afternoon.
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Sharing Perspectives Through Sharing Pulpits
January 7, 2021 23 Tevet, 5781Following incidences of anti-Semitism, a Philadelphia rabbi and reverend forge an important relationship -- even speaking from each other's pulpits.
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Being the Shammash: Creative Ways Synagogues Have Brought Light to Their Communities this Hanukkah
December 18, 2020 3 Tevet, 5781USCJ synagogues have been creating innovative programs to bring their communities together at a time when coming together is most needed.
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I Believe In Miracles: A Hanukkah Message in a Time of Pandemic
December 14, 2020 28 Kislev, 5781
When I think of leadership during this pandemic, I think of people “burning the candle at both ends.” Yet we’ve done more than we could have ever imagined.
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Hiring & Placement During Covid: Refresher Resources
December 14, 2020 28 Kislev, 5781Resources for a refresher on how to handle (and how other synagogues have handled) these processes while still maintaining pandemic-friendly practices.
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Summary, materials, and recordings from Kol Tzedek 2020
November 24, 2020 8 Kislev, 5781Kol Tzedek is an engaging conference on racial justice and community organizing for synagogue professionals and lay leaders. It took place on Nov 8-10, 2020.
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Q&A with USCJ's New Interfaith Specialist, Dr. Keren R. McGinity
November 24, 2020 8 Kislev, 5781
Synagogue Consultant Mindy Block Gordon interviews USCJ's new Interfaith Specialist, Dr. Keren McGinity, about her new role and how synagogues can benefit
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Clarity of Purpose Through Covid-19
November 4, 2020 17 Heshvan, 5781It is often in moments of change and transition when Jews look to Judaism to help guide them along the way; seize this opportunity to do that just that.
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The High Holidays are Over…Now What?
October 14, 2020 26 Tishri, 5781
Now that we are completing the High Holidays, synagogue leaders are taking stock of financial status and how to move forward in these uncertain times.
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Why Synagogue Collaboration Matters Now More Than Ever
October 8, 2020 20 Tishri, 5781
Collaborative work in METNY can be a model for synagogues in the rest of the country, as a building block for greater synagogue and Jewish communal vibrancy.
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Ned Gladstein: 5781 High Holiday Message
September 16, 2020 27 Elul, 5780
We feel uncertainty about what the new year will bring. And yet, we start this year with confidence as we emerge strong, connected, and even transformed.
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Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal: 5781 High Holiday Message
September 16, 2020 27 Elul, 5780
May we hear the call of the shofar. May we see the world with clear eyes and a pure heart. And may we continue to act with love, compassion, partnership, care.
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