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Shabbat times for New York, NY
Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for
New York
Candle lighting: 5:39pm on Friday, 29 October 2010
Havdalah (72 min): 7:08pm on Saturday, 30 October 2010
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Shabbat Shalom!
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METNY's Biennial Convention
Nov. 14, 2010
The place to be on Sunday, November 14 is the METNY Biennial Convention! We hope that you will join all of us from around METNY at Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle for our 2010 Biennial Convention! To register please click here.
Our theme will be "The Charismatic Kehillah". Using the pillars of the book, The Charismatic Organization, we will learn how to transform your congregation into a dynamic kehillah, or community, that is mission-based, forward thinking and attracts and retains volunteers through meaningful engagement and contemporary communications.
Workshops (10:35-11:50am) will cover:
· "Mission-Driven Motivation" - Kathy Elias, Mid-Atlantic USCJ, District Director
· "Can-do Culture" - Rabbi Paul Resnick, Director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires; Rob Hirsch, President of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires; and David Silk, Co-President of Congregation Sulam Yakov, Larchmont, NY
· "Data-driven Decision Making" - Harry Chevan, Executive Vice President of The Kane Street Synagogue; Michelle Stack, Board Member of Huntington JC and Long Island Coordinator, UJA Federation NY; and Dr. Rachel Fester, Associate Research Scholar, Columbia Law School
· "Purposeful Innovation" - Steve Katz, Immediate Past President, Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT; and Michael Brofman, President, Hillcrest Jewish Center, Flushing, NY
· "People-Focused Management" - Ansche Chesed's (New York, NY) Leadership Team - Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, President Roberta Shapiro and Josh Hanft, Executive Director
· "Compelling Communications" - Susan Cantor, former CEO of Lowe New York and COO at Thinktopia; and Howard Goldberg, Associate Director, Northeast District
· "Active Outreach" - Rabbi Cara Weinstein Rosenthal, Building Our Jewish Home, Coordinator; and Elaine Kleinman, Past President of Huntington Jewish Center
· "Meaningful Involvement" - Fred Passman, Chair, USCJ Leadership Development Committee; and Leah Jordan, member of the AJWS RSD rabbinic network and Kol Tzedek
· Torah Lishmah - Rabbi Joseph Brodie, Jewish Theological Seminary
Panelists (12pm-1pm) will feature:
- Jeremy Fingerman, Executive Director, The Foundation for Jewish Camp
- Ruth Messinger, Executive Director, American Jewish World Service
- Rabbi Alan Silverstein, Spiritual Leader, Agudath Israel, Caldwell, NJ
The convention committee has planned an engaging and dynamic program, including the installation of the District Council and Synagogue Recognition and the Rothschild Leadership awards. More details to follow soon.
For more information, please call the METNY office at 212-533-0800 or email Rabbi Charles Savenor at savenor@uscj.org.
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Yasher Koach Korner
Yasher Koach to the METNY Synagogues that participated in the Next Dor Conference on October 24th-25th. They include: Congregation Tifereth Israel, Glen Cove (in picture below with Rabbi Savenor)
Park Avenue Synagogue
Town and Village Synagogue
This conference focused on engagement and outreach techniques for Jews in their 20's and 30's. Personal meaning, one-on-one conversations and coffees, and congregations frequently meeting outside of their buidlings were topics of discussion.
We want to recognize the Shaare Zedek's Chai Minyan (New York, NY) and Park Avenue Synagogue's Young Adult Initiatives for holding innovative services for young adults.
Yasher Koach to the Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale for being awarded a $75,000 grant from the office of Homeland Security.
We extend a Todah Rabbah to Hillcrest Jewish Center for hosting METNY USY's Regional General Board Leadership weekend this Shabbat.
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A Message from Richard Skolnik, United Synagogue International President
Hevre,
I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 50th Anniversary of Shir Chadash in New Orleans, the only Conservative synagogue to survive Katrina.
As we all remember when the hurricane hit on that fateful Monday in August of 2005, we watched in horror and prayed for the waters to recede. When it was finally over families were displaced, there was over 81 billion dollars in damage, and over 1800 lives were lost. Many residents that left the city never came back.
The United Synagogue played a great part in the re-building of Shir Chadash, not only with dollars, but with our people. The visits by our staff and lay leadership were extremely important in keeping the congregants focused on their goal...To Rebuild!
It was brilliant of the planners of this 50th Anniversary celebration to plan this event on the weekend that we read the Torah portion Lech Lecha...as opposed to the week before when we read the story of Noah and the destruction of the Earth by a great flood. As God said to Abraham "Go Forward," so did the congregants of this wonderful community. They now have a dynamic new spiritual leader, Rabbi Ethan Linden, and his wife Leba who heads the hebrew school. They have a terrific and energetic president, Josh Force and an executive director, Sandy Lassen, who together with their congregants are "Going Forward." They just signed up 30 new members, 1/2 of whom are single, young adults.
I especially want to thank our GA member Lis Kahn and her husband Hugo; they were our personal escorts for the entire weekend. If any of you or anyone you know is visiting New Orleans, I would encourage you to partake in Shir Chadash's services on Friday nights or Saturday mornings . They also have a great Torah study class on Wednesday mornings.
I can only tell you all that you should be very proud of what USCJ did in the aftermath of Katrina to support the Conservative Jewish community of New Orleans. These are the things that make USCJ great.
Shabbat Shalom to you and your family,
Richard Skolnik
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism International President |
METNY on the Road...
This week, METNY's staff are on the move!
On October 21st, Rabbi Charlie Savenor and Sharon Steinberg met with the Town and Village Synagogue Board in Manhattan.
On October 25th, Rabbi Moshe Edelman visited Temple Beth El of North Bellmore to meet with Rabbi Gary Kessler and President Dr. Nancy Kaplan. They discussed volunteer engagement and religious school curriculum.
Rabbi Moshe Edelman also met with Steve Abrams, President, and the Board of Directors of the Nanuet Hebrew Center on October 25th. He conducted a workshop on board responsibility and increasing effectiveness.
This past week Rabbi Cara Weinstein Rosenthal, Coordinator of Building Our Jewish Home (BOJH), a program funded by a UJA Federation New York grant met with the Israel Center of Conservative Judaism in Queens to discuss their family education and outreach programming.
Dr. Fran Pearlman, METNY PaRDeS Yaakov Professional Development Director, visited the Temple Israel of South Merrick for a PaRDeS Yaakov workshop.
On November 2nd, Rabbi Savenor will be meeting with Harvey Brenner, Executive Director of Or Zarua.
Rabbi Savenor will also meet with the Congregation Sulam Yaakov leadership on November 2nd, including Co-Presidents Steven Chill, David Silk and spiritual leader Rabbi Dr. Alfredo Borodowski.
Rabbi Savenor and Rabbi Edelman will attend the Solomon Schechter Consortium on November 4th at the BJE.
Our road can lead to you, too! We can train your synagogue board, work with your clergy and staff, do an adult education program...we'd love to have you on our road map! |
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Conservative Movement Leaders, GreenFaith Launch
The Sustainable Synagogues Initiative
Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs, Women's League for Conservative Judaism,
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism Join Forces for the Environment
To view the full Press Release click here. |
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Special Hanukkah Promotion for Mahzor Lev Shalem
 For a limited time only, individuals can purchase copies of Mahzor Lev Shalem at the discounted price of $26.40 plus shipping from the USCJ website. There is a limit of four copies at this special price and offer expires December 15, 2010. Great for Hanukkah gift. Help spead the word, click here for promotional flyer that you can email or print.
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Register online for DOROT's
Thanksgiving and Chanukah Delivery
Due to the proximity of the two holidays, DOROT is combining its Thanksgiving and Chanukah Deliveries.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Congregation Rodeph Sholom
7 West 83rd Street
between Central Park West and Columbus Ave.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Brighten the day of a senior!
Deliver a traditional Thanksgiving meal along with a Chanukah gift package and visit with an older person for about an hour.
PLEASE NOTE: · ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED · ALL Volunteers must bring photo ID to participate · This program is not recommended for families with young children
To visit the same senior, request a PRE-MATCH.
Register Online Today!
Adult Registration Form
Online Registration will close on Friday, November 12th
We look forward to seeing you on November 21st!
DOROT's Thanksgiving Meal Delivery is generously supported by Bryna and Joshua Landes in loving memory of their uncle Marvin Sochet.
Chanukah Package Delivery generously endowed by Holly and Sam Merrin. |
 Bestselling Author and Trailblazing JTS Alum Rabbi Naomi Levy Speaks at JTSNaomi Levy, who belonged to the first class of women admitted to The Rabbinical School of The Jewish Theological Seminary, founded and leads the Jewish spiritual outreach movement Nashuva, and has written two books. She returns to JTS for the first time since her ordination to discuss her new book, Hope Will Find You (Random House, 2010), which recounts the spiritual journey that she began when her young daughter was diagnosed with a fatal illness.  For the first Library Book Talk of the 2010-2011 year, The Library welcomes bestselling author and pioneering rabbi
The free event will be held on Thursday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. at JTS, and will be moderated by Professor Burton Visotzky. (Reservations are required: email Hector Guzman at heguzman@jtsa.edu for more information or to register.) Naomi Levy has been named one of the top fifty rabbis in America by Newsweek, and The Forward has included her on its lists of America's fifty most influential female rabbis and fifty most dynamic Jewish leaders. Her first book was the national bestsellerTo Begin Again. Rabbi Levy has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and NPR, and been featured in numerous publications. Time recently published a Q&A with Rabbi Levy where you can learn more about her own story and the spiritual quest recounted in her book.
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Westchester Jewish Council Night of Jewish Learning and Celebration
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Do we know who's who in your congregation?
METNY USCJ would like to keep all of your synagogue board members up to date on 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 for 2010-11.
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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