USCJ Blog
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Conversations that Matter: Five Years of Congregational Strategic Planning at USCJ
June 13, 2019 10 Sivan, 5779USCJ's Department of Synagogue Leadership reflects on what they've learned after five years of Sulam for Strategic Planners.
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The Gift Comes from Your Presence
May 28, 2019 23 Iyar, 5779The Director of Development at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago, Illinois shares her secret to successful synagogue fundraising. It's all about relationships.
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Getting to “Yes, and…”
May 3, 2019 28 Nisan, 5779What can synagogue leaders learn from the classic, "yes, and..." improv trope? USCJ's Nadine Kochavi explores it.
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How to Recruit Event Participants Who Return Again and Again
April 30, 2019 25 Nisan, 5779Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham of Congregation Agudas Achim in San Antonio, TX shares his secret to recruiting event participants who return again and again.
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Building Engagement Through Small Self-Led Groups
April 24, 2019 19 Nisan, 5779USCJ's Bob Leventhal and Aimee Close use The Temple in Atlanta as a case study to explore how small groups can bolster engagement in synagogue life.
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Six Easy Ways to Increase Viewership for Your Weekly Streamed Services
April 15, 2019 10 Nisan, 5779Our partners at StreamSpot provide six easy ways to increase viewership for your weekly streamed services.
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Making our Kehillot a Place to Belong
April 15, 2019 10 Nisan, 5779USCJ's Inclusion Specialist Dr. Jennifer Gendel writes about how we can encourage connections and a sense of true belonging in our synagogue communities.
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Great Synagogue Websites Inspire and Delight
March 18, 2019 11 Adar II, 5779Jen Lieberman from Addicott Web provides insightful tips and tricks for congregations that want to improve their synagogue websites.
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Q&A With 2018 Cardin Award Winner Dr. Cliff Nerwen
March 4, 2019 27 Adar I, 5779Congratulations on winning the 2018 Shoshanna S. Cardin Award. How did it feel to learn you had been nominated and won? I was quite honored and surpri
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Israel Perceptions and Misperceptions: A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Arnoff
February 4, 2019 29 Shevat, 5779We sat down with Dr. Stephen Arnoff, Executive Director of USCJ's Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center, to hear what he has to say about commonly held ideas about Israel.
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What Synagogue Leaders Can Learn from Yitro
January 22, 2019 16 Shevat, 5779
USCJ Senior Director of Kehilla Affiliations and Operations Barry Mael writes about what synagogue leaders can learn from Yitro, Moses's father-in-law.
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Re-imagining Synagogue Worship
January 8, 2019 2 Shevat, 5779Rabbi Adam Kligfeld of Temple Beth Am in Los Angeles writes about the unique Shabbat morning prayer experience offered by his synagogue.
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Planting Seeds of Change: Tu Bishvat and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 8, 2019 2 Shevat, 5779Family Engagement Specialist Rabbi Cara Weinstein Rosenthal provides programming ideas for synagogues and Hebrew schools to observe Tu Bishvat and MLK Jr. Day.
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Designing the Synagogue Member Experience
December 19, 2018 11 Tevet, 5779USCJ Transformation Specialist Aimee Close writes about intentionally designing personal and impactful synagogue experiences.
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Where Are the Synagogue Teenagers?
November 29, 2018 21 Kislev, 5779Zachary Zabib, the 2018 USY International President, provides insight about how to engage your synagogue's teens.
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