USCJ Blog
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Special Feature: Interfaith Inclusion
January 2, 2022 29 Tevet, 5782
Dr. Keren R. McGinity, USCJ's Interfaith Specialist, details the new exciting initiatives starting this year.
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Hiring & Rabbinic Search Resources
December 22, 2021 18 Tevet, 5782Check out these resources for a refresher on how to handle (and how other synagogues have handled) these processes for Rabbinic Search.
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Winter Offerings
November 29, 2021 25 Kislev, 5782Taste of Sulam for Emerging Leaders 12/2 at 1pm ET| 10am PT https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org/civicrm/event/register?id=1456&reset=1 Rabbinic Sea
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Fall Offerings
October 1, 2021 25 Tishri, 5782As the leaves change, and the High Holidays are behind us, we are excited to share with you the upcoming conferences, webinars, and cohorts. Below you
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Cyber Security and Ransomware: Protecting Your Community
June 30, 2021 20 Tammuz, 5781A selection of resources to assist synagogues with their cyber security needs.
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Passover Resources at Your Fingertips
March 24, 2021 11 Nisan, 5781Passover Resources all in One Place
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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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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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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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