USCJ Blog
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Member Spotlight: Oheb Shalom Uses Storytelling to Increase Membership and Enrollment
February 23, 2024 14 Adar I, 5784When Oheb Shalom Congregation (South Orange, NJ) received a generous gift from a local philanthropist, it came with strings attached: reach more famil
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USCJ Coloring Book Campaign
January 26, 2024 16 Shevat, 5784USCJ Coloring Book Campaign Thank you for continuing to support USCJ in these challenging times. As a token of our appreciation, we invite you to down
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Our Vision is Bigger, Our Mission is Stronger
January 4, 2024 23 Tevet, 5784Just a few weeks ago at our Conservative/Masorti Convening in Baltimore, my confidence in our Movement and the future of our communities was bolstered
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Really Great Reasons to Attend Shabbaton
September 28, 2023 13 Tishri, 5784Really Great Reasons to Attend Shabbaton
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Speaking is Leading: Advice for the Yom Kippur Congregational Address
August 30, 2023 13 Elul, 5783By David Harrison, Immediate Past President, Beth El Congregation (Baltimore, MD) As the great hot summer of 2023, with its attendant humidity, slowly
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Member Spotlight: How Our Shul Stopped Landfilling Disposables and Learned to Love Inconvenience
August 23, 2023 6 Elul, 5783By Cynthia Hirsch and Leslie Fields At Beth Israel Center in Madison, Wisconsin, we are a community of volunteers. Our medium size shul of 275 familie
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Interfaith Inclusion in our Movement
August 17, 2023 30 Av, 5783Dear Friends: Intermarriage, and inclusion of intermarried couples and families, has been an important issue for our movement for decades. Rather tha
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Explore Baltimore
July 25, 2023 7 Av, 5783Welcome to Baltimore, home to the 2023 Conservative/Masorti Shabbaton & Convening. While you're in Baltimore, make sure to take some time to explore!
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2023 Conservative | Masorti Shabbaton & Convening
April 21, 2023 30 Nisan, 5783Registration is now open! Hurry – pricing increases on November 1st! If you are passionate, interested, or curious about Conservative/Masorti Ju
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Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition
March 7, 2023 14 Adar, 5783A network of Jewish community organizations who recognize the existential threat and moral urgency of climate change and commit to taking action.
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Safety and Security
November 7, 2022 13 Heshvan, 5783With concerns of growing antisemitism, we have prepared these quick resources for you.
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Holding God, Our Tradition, and One Another Close
February 4, 2022 3 Adar I, 5782To read the original article on the JTS website click here. —————————————
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Intergenerational Torah Reading Cohort
October 27, 2021 21 Heshvan, 5782Gideon Paull, member of Temple Ramat Zion in Northridge, CA shares how his congregation has worked to teach members of all ages how to chant Torah.
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Open Letter from the Jewish Community to President Biden on the Uyghur Genocide
August 17, 2021 9 Elul, 5781The Adas Israel Social Action Committee is coordinating an open letter to the Biden Administration from synagogues, rabbis, and other leaders of Jewis
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Conservative Movement Leadership Meets with President Herzog and Others in Israel
July 16, 2021 7 Av, 5781The three-day trip includes extensive visits, meetings for American delegation, focused on solidarity amidst ongoing violence, restoring rift between