USCJ Blog
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Remembering October 7
October 7, 2024 5 Tishri, 5785Dear USCJ Community, This day one year ago was one of the darkest days in our lifetimes and in the history of the Jewish people. The terrorist pogrom
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A Rosh Hashanah Message from your USY President
September 30, 2024 27 Elul, 5784Hey USYers, It’s about to be my favorite time of year—the High Holidays. For a few weeks, we get a break from the outside world and really focus on ou
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The Impact of a Summer with USY
September 16, 2024 13 Elul, 5784Dear USY Alumni, Many of you can recall how you felt davening shacharit next to the Grand Canyon as the sun rose. Or the pride of volunteering with y
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Member Spotlight: Forest Hills Jewish Center’s New Volunteer Initiative to Drive Membership
September 11, 2024 8 Elul, 5784*Order your USCJ calendar here! If you ask Gary Kerzner, president of Forest Hills Jewish Center (FHJC) in Queens, NYC, about what it’s been like to b
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Beyond the Present: Embrace Forward Thinking with Sulam for Imagineers
August 9, 2024 5 Av, 5784By Ben Vorspan On July 17, 1955, Walt Disney stood before an eager crowd at the grand opening of Disneyland and delivered an address that would resona
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The Sulam for Imagineers – Do The Impossible!
July 8, 2024 2 Tammuz, 5784Walt Disney was on an early morning stroll down Main Street a few months after Disneyland opened to the public in 1955 when his groundskeeper waved hi
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An Anti-Racism Shavuot Message
May 24, 2024 16 Iyar, 5784The term “adath Yisrael”- the congregation of Israel – was first used in the book of Exodus (chapter 12, verse 3) when we became a community of
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USY Unveils New Structure and Approach for a Thriving Future
May 8, 2024 30 Nisan, 5784United Synagogue Youth (USY) has re-envisioned its approach to serving thousands of North American Jewish teens and will shift its focus towards hosti
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Embracing Brotherhood: The Urgency and Benefits of Men’s Groups in the Jewish Community
May 3, 2024 25 Nisan, 5784Embracing Brotherhood: The Urgency and Benefits of Men’s Groups in the Jewish Community Rabbi Noam Raucher, MA.Ed Executive Director – Fe
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Six Months since Oct 7th
April 4, 2024 25 Adar II, 5784Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, CEO of USCJ and the RA One lesson I am learning in this challenging period is how we can hold two (or more) contradictory feel
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Reflections on the Conservative/Masorti Racial Justice Pilgrimage
March 27, 2024 17 Adar II, 5784March 3-7th, 2024 Rabbi Amy Eilberg On March 3rd, 2024, 20 leaders of the Conservative/Masorti movement gathered in New Orleans for a four-day
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Reflections on 150 Days
March 4, 2024 24 Adar I, 5784
Rachel Goldberg-Polin, mother of Hersh Goldberg-Polin who has now been held hostage for 150 days, speaks of being in “another world” since October 7.
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Nonprofit Filing
February 28, 2024 19 Adar I, 5784For US Congregations New Requirement If You Are Not Registered as a 501(c)(3) In 2021 Congress enacted the Federal Corporate Transparency Act [Title
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Women’s History Month Feature: Rabbi Leider
February 27, 2024 18 Adar I, 5784In 1988, I reached out to the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies to inquire about applying to rabbinical school. No questions about my gender, no obs
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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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