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Tuesday,
April 20, 2010
3:00
p.m. Eastern
We
hope that you will share this information with your
entire congregation!
Please email your RSVP to Ariella Brody at the Northeast
District's Hub Office. Once you are registered we will email you
a confirmation that includes the call-in number.
Please COPY, PASTE, and
COMPLETE the following after clicking on the email address below:
RSVP to Ariella Brody at neadmin@uscj.org
(please cc: Aaron Kischel at kischel@uscj.org
when you RSVP)
Name(s)
of participant(s):
Position(s)
at synagogue:
E-mail
address(es):
Name
of Synagogue:
Synagogue
City and State:
Note: There are a limited
number of call-in lines available. RSVPs will be taken on a first-come,
first-serve basis. The call will be recorded and available online by April 26,
2010 for those who are not able to participate in the call "live."
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Save the Date!
METNY's 2010 Annual Dinner
Monday, June 7 at 6:00PM
at Park Avenue Synagogue
50 East 87th Street, Manhattan
Please join us as we honor:
Ross Abelow
Jerry Klibonoff
Hazzan Jack Mendelson
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Rabbi Michael S chudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland and former USYer, who was spared almost certain death four days ago by refusing to violate the Sabbath and fly with President Lech Kaczynski, discussed his feelings on Israel National Radio. He spoke to Tovia Singer about the legacy and tragic death of Poland's leader.
To read a transcript of the interview, click here.
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Synagogue Security Workshop
Dear Presidents and Interested Parties:
The Westchester Jewish Community is hosting its first Community Security Roundtable on:
Wednesday May 5, 2010
7:30-9:30 PM
Scarsdale Synagogue/Temples Tremont and Emanuel
2 Ogden Road, Scarsdale
This NEW Roundtable was created in response to the continuing acts of bias crime that have been directed towards the Westchester Jewish community and our institutions. Like all of the Roundtables sponsored by the Westchester Jewish Conference, our goal is to periodically assemble volunteer representatives from all of our Westchester Jewish organizations for the sharing of best practices and information and to improve communication. We will be stronger by working together.
This Roundtable is open to the person that YOU determine best handles this responsibility for your synagogue/organization. Although open to all, the roundtable is designed for volunteer leadership.
Our first meeting, will include presentations from experts from the Westchester County Police, Office of the Westchester District Attorney and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York As importantly, will be the sharing between synagogues and organizations.
Please respond to this invitation via a simple email at your earlier convenience or forward this email to the most appropriate person in your organization. Please do let us know who will be representing your organization so we can add them to our distribution list.
We are very pleased that Scott Baken and Harry Mamaysky will be chairing this first meeting. We thank them in advance for their leadership.
Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to having your organization represented at this first meeting.
Elliot Forchheimer
Executive Director
Westchester Jewish Conference
To RSVP, email Elliot Forchheimer at elliot@wjconference.org.
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Shavuot Program Ideas for Your USY Chapter
We're counting down to Shavuot quite quickly (literally). Please forward this Shavuot material and link from USCJ to your youth directors/advisors. It a program resource guide for Shavuot and lists about 10 program ideas for a Tikun Leyl Shavuot (or any other Shavuot program).
To download the Shavuot Program Ideas resource guide, click here.
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Tikvah Institute for Jewish Thought, The Jewish Theological Seminary and the Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies Columbia University invite you to:
Translating Yehuda Halevi: Twelfth-Century Hebrew Poet, Philosopher, and Physician of Spain
A Conversation with Hillel Halkin, language expert, translator, author, and political commentator, and Raymond Scheindlin, Professor of Medieval Hebrew Literature and director of the Shalom Spiegel Institute of Medieval Hebrew Poetry, JTS
Thursday, April 22, 2010, Noon-1:30 p.m.
Mendelson Convocation Center
The Jewish Theological Seminary, 3080 Broadway (at 122nd Street), New York City
A light lunch will be served. Admission is free, but reservations are required. Email publicevents@jtsa.edu or call (212) 280-6093 to attend.
Please arrive at least fifteen minutes early, and have photo ID available.
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Hagaddah for Yom Haatzma'ut USCJ is excited to share a Hagadadah for Yom Haatzma'ut. Click here to download this text to enhance your Yom Haatzma'ut celebration.
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A Reflection on Yom Hashaoh
By Eddie Ward, Executive Vice President of Hollis Hills Jewish Center
Friends-
I actually do not usually write a mass email but felt that what I experienced just a short time ago was worthwhile.
I am currently in Israel for work. As most of us look forward to coming to Israel. I too, was excited to arrive. I do have to say though, that I have already been counting the days to my return to Queens. Being away from home, even in our homeland is difficult when it cannot be shared with my family.
That said, today I felt part of the Jewish people and the State of Israel in a way I have never before. Last evening began Yom Hashoah and like most of the state of Israel I watched on TV the ceremony at Yad Vashem. Today I began my day with the routine meetings of my organization but at my request was driven to the center of R'anana so that I could mourn as all of Israel does twice a year. At 10am, sirens sounded throughout the country and everything comes to a halt, wherever they are - cars, buses, people - all of Israel stops for 2 minutes. I have heard before from others who have experienced this how surreal it is. I now, too can say the same as well as how moving it is and how strong the message sent of "Never Forget" is shown in this very simple action.
So for me who has been counting the days until my return home, this single 2 minutes brought me even closer to both my Judaism and to the State of Israel.
Let us all use today to remember those of the Shoah and to show our pride for the State of Israel.
Eddie
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Yasher Koach Corner
Yasher Koach to James Schlesinger, METNY board member, who will be honored at the 2010 Solomon Schechter Annual Gala on May 6.
Also worthy of note:
1) The National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Sunday, April 18, starting at 10:30a.m. Among the honorees attending are: Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer Jason Lezak; pro wrestler Bill Goldberg; Achilles Track Club Founder Dick Traum; and Jon Scheyer, Duke basketball player will be the 2010 Marty Glickman Outstanding Jewish Scholastic Athlete of the Year. Admission is free to children and seniors, all others are $10.00/person.
2) An Evening with Lt. Col. Jack Jacobs, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, on Monday, April 26, starting at 7:00p.m. Colonel Jacobs' exceptional herosim on the battlefields of Vietnam earned him the Medal of Honor. This event is FREE to the public.
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METNY United Synagogue Dues 2010-2011
The rate upon which USCJ dues are calculated for 2010-2011 will remain the same. While USCJ dues remain the same for the next fiscal year, your synagogue's dues may change based upon the size of your congregation. METNY's dues are $73.50 per membership unit.
The Membership Reporting Form (MRF) will be sent out in May. Please be aware that USCJ is studying the dues system and exploring several other approaches.
Please contact Rabbi Charles Savenor, METNY Executive Director, with any questions at 212-533-0800 or savenor@uscj.org.
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Shabbat of Wholeness, Holiness and Wellness: Responding to the Mental Health Needs in Our Communities
In partnership with the New York Board of Rabbis and the major Jewish movements - Orthodox Union, Jewish Reconstructionist Federation of Metropolitan New York and New Jersey, Union for Reform Judaism, and United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism - UJA-Federation of New York's Caring Commission and SYNERGY are excited to announce a community Shabbat devoted to emotional health and well-being to be held just after Mental Health Awareness Week in October 2010. Congregations across the metropolitan area will highlight the ways in which our liturgy, our texts, and our communities can foster hopefulness and connection, while diminishing despair and isolation.
To help your congregation plan for this weekend and to gain helpful resources, please join us for:
Community Learning Symposium in Preparation for the Shabbat of Wholeness, Holiness, and Wellness. This learning symposium is for clergy, synagogue professionals, and mental-health professionals.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
UJA-Federation of New York
Seventh-Floor Conference Center
130 East 59th Street
(between Park and Lexington avenues)
New York City
Diane Scherer from the Caring Commission of the UJA-Federation of New York has written the template letter below that can be easily forwarded to your member congregations and affiliated seminaries introducing the Shabbat of Wholeness, Holiness and Wellness and the May 6th community symposium.
Click here to download the template letter.
Click here to download an attachment which explains the tangible goals of this community effort.
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Sign up for Contemporary Halachic Issues online beginning the week of April 11!
Sign up now for Online Learningbeginning after Pesach! Contemporary Halachic Issues taught by Rabbi Shlomo Zacharow begins the week of April 11! The course will run for 8 weeks through May and will cover the following topics:
What is it about women's hair?
Must a married woman keep her hair covered? What are the arguments for and against? Where did this practice originate and what is its relevance today?
Musical Instruments in the Synagogue
In the last couple decades we have seen significant growth in musical accompaniment to services on Shabbat and Holidays. Can these developments be justified by Jewish law?
Milk & Meat
We will examine the prohibitions concerning cooking, eating and deriving benefit from the combination of milk and meat. In particular, what is the basis for waiting a certain number of hours between consuming meat and milk?
The Laws of Family Purity
Relevant or a relic of the past? What are the different positions existent in the Conservative movement?
Hevruta - study with a partner - is strongly encouraged for all students including those with no prior experience in hevruta study. Conservative Yeshiva Online students have set up hevruta study in person, by phone, and even via Skype. The Conservative Yeshiva's course management system makes online learning easy and fun!
Eligibility
Students of all Hebrew levels and Jewish learning backgrounds are welcome in our online learning program. Students should be self-motivated and willing to devote 1-2 hours per week to study.
Tuition
$200 per course
Financial Aid
A 10% discount will be given to Hevruta partners who sign up together for the class. Alumni of the Conservative Yeshiva receive an additional 10% tuition discount. Students from Asia, South Africa, Eastern Europe and developing nations are eligible for a 50% tuition discount.
To Register:
Conservative Yeshiva alumni (including alumni from online courses) Just click here.
If you are not an alum of the Conservative Yeshiva, please click hereand choose "online spring 2010" for "the program you are registering for."
Questions?
For more information about these courses and online learning with the Conservative Yeshiva, please contact Rabbi Gail Diamond at yeshiva@uscj.org.
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A Conference for Parents, Grandparents, Professionals & Clergy focusing on children from birth through adolescence *Raising the level of the public awareness of autism *Advocating for the needs of children and families dealing with autism *Providing information and resources Sunday, April
25, 2010 10:30 am -
5:00 pm Suffolk Y JCC 74 Hauppauge Rd. Commack, NY 11725 Registration $36 (includes
all sessions, a resource packet & a box lunch) Keynote Speaker Juan Carlos
Brandt Chief of the Department of Public Information at the United Nations Autism Advocate Panel of Experts Workshops *Autism 101* *Augmentative/Alternative
Communication* *Early Intervention* *Language and Communication* *Transition Planning/OMRDD* *Special Needs Planning* *Educator Workshopt Clergy Workshop* *Behavior Strategies* *Importance of Parent Training* BQLIAutismAwarenessDay@yahoo.com
TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER FOR THE EVENT IN BLACK & WHITE, CLICK HERE.
TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER FOR THE EVENT IN COLOR, CLICK HERE.
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On March 17th, METNY held its annual Synagogue Leadership Conference.
Couldn't be there in person? No problem!
To read workshop summaries and to download handouts from the conference, visit the METNY website at http://metny.uscj.org/leadership-resources/synagogue-leadership-conference/.
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METNY USCJ is proud to announce that we have scholarships for incoming 9th graders to the Solomon Schechter High Schools of Long Island and Westchester in 2010-2011.
Please note that these need-based scholarships are only available to families who belong to an affiliated METNY USCJ synagogue.
For an application and more information, please contact Rabbi Charles Savenor or Jack Topal at (212) 533-0800 ormetny@uscj.org. Applications are due on May 5, 2010.
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SAVE THE DATE!
The Salute to the Israel Parade is on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
Click here to learn more and have your synagogue march!
**METNY is considering a movement marching group.
Is your community interested in participating?
If so, please email Rabbi Charlie Savenor at savenor@uscj.org at your earliest convenience..
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Upcoming Transitions in YOUR Synagogue Leadership
METNY USCJ would like to keep all of your synagogue board members up to date on the METNY programs and information. When your synagogue elects new board members please fill out the Synagogue Leadership form and send back to the METNY office so we can include your leadership on our lists. Please click here for the form.
Please email, fax or mail to metny@uscj.org or fax to 212-533-0400. The form can be mailed to 820 Second Avenue, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
Furthermore, many of our congregations are currently in search for professional and spiritual leadership. METNY is here to help. Please contact any of our staff with questions. We wish our congregations success in this sacred enterprise.
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