USCJ Blog
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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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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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As Far As I’m Concerned, the Problem of Racism Lies With Me
September 15, 2020 26 Elul, 5780I've wanted for some time to write a piece on racism and white privilege. And yet I struggled because of one roadblock: my own racism.
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Shabbat Shalom: Say it with a “Shabbat-o-gram”
September 3, 2020 14 Elul, 5780Observing Shabbat at Jewish summer camp is an incredibly powerful experience—from the creative outdoor services to the energetic singing and dancing w
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USCJ’s #BlackLivesMatter Statement in The New York Times
September 2, 2020 13 Elul, 5780
On Friday, August 28, 2020, The New York Times published a letter signed by over 600 Jewish organizations, including USCJ, expressing Black Lives Matter.
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Encouraging Our Congregants to Be “Counted”
August 20, 2020 30 Av, 5780In the first chapter of Bamidbar (Numbers), the Bible tells us that God commanded Moses to count all of the members of Am Yisrael. Perhaps that’s why
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#MyUSYfiSummer has the perfect summer programs for your teen. And registration is still open!
July 9, 2020 17 Tammuz, 5780We may not be sending trips out this summer, but #MyUSYfiSummer is a seriously incredible way to ensure your teen or tween still has a fulfilling, mea
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Jewish Book Council Recommends Summer Reads
July 8, 2020 16 Tammuz, 5780Summer is the time when many of us like to kick back and relax through reading. Miri Pomerantz Dauber, Director, Jewish Book Council Book Clubs, provi
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