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Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for New York
Candle Lighting: 4:50pm
Torah Portion:
Parashat Mishpatim
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Shabbat Shalom!
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METNY Contact Information
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212-533-0800 (p)
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 Check out the new leadership bibliography on the METNY site for great gift ideas!
Just added:
Open Leadership
by Charlene Li
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Today's Israel is out for Fall 2010. Click here to share it with fellow congregants family and friends. You'll find subjects of interest, from two articles about Lone Soldiers, to NATIV , to Nefesh B'Nefesh, to information about USCJ's exciting May 2011 Mission to Israel, to articles about Israel and more.
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Please Note:
1) The METNY office is closed today (Thursday, Jan. 27) due to the weather.
2) The "Leadership Lessons from Exodus" YouTube video will go out tomorrow. |
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"Vetting United Synagogue's New Strategy"
Special Meetings with Rabbi Steve Wernick, CEO, USCJ
 United Synagogue and the Hayom Coalition have been working for over a year on a new strategic plan for USCJ. We invite you and your leadership to learn about this plan and the dynamic future of United Synagogue. Rabbi Wernick will present and facilitate discussion about the strategic plan. This session will be held twice in two different parts of the district to enable as many stakeholders as possible to participate. Your feedback and support is vital to our shared future and success.
The sessions will take place as follows:
- Thursday, February 10 at 7:45pm at Temple Beth Sholom in Roslyn Heights, NY.
- Tuesday, February 22 at 7:00pm at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, NY.
We are grateful to our host congregations for their hachnasat orchim and partnership.
Please RSVP to Sloane Rosenberg, METNY's executive assistant, at rosenberg@uscj.org or 212-533-0800. We look forward to seeing and hearing from you at these visionary sessions! |
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 Yasher Koach Corner
Yasher Koach to Rabbi Craig Scheff of Orangetown Jewish Center, who will be installed as chairperson of the Rabbinic Cabinet of Israel Bonds.
METNY USY has 10% more youth participating than last year in our Mid-Winter Kallah on Feb. 4-6! |
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Save the date!
METNY Spring Leadership Conference
March 15, 2011 @ ICCJ in Queens
More info coming soon!
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METNY on the Road
Rabbi Savenor and Alan Reid, METNY Sr. Vice Chair, met with the leadership (Marc Klee, President, Aaron Fleishaker, Executive VP, Geralynn Reifer, Treasurer, Jack Gingold, Ken May, Erica Leventhal, Executive Director, and Olivier Vogel) of Beth El Synagogue Center in New Rochelle on Jan. 25.
On Jan. 31st, Rabbi Savenor will meet with the leadership of Temple Sholom in Greenwich, CT.
Rabbi Savenor and Steve Katz, METNY District Council member and IPP of Temple Sholom, Greenwich, CT, will meet with and Rabbi Elliot Spiegel, headmaster of the Solomon Schechter of Westchester, on Jan. 31.
On Feb. 2nd, Rabbi Savenor will facilitate a leadership workshop at Dix Hills Jewish Center's Board Retreat. Yasher Koach to Dr. Mark Sandberg, board member; Brenda Rosenberg, President; and Rabbi Howard Buechler for arranging this experience.
On Feb. 4-6, Tamar Schwartz, METNY Youth Director, and Rabbi Savenor will attend the METNY USY Mid-Winter Kallah in Huntington, NY.
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It may be snowing outside, but spring is just around the corner!
Register for the New Ramah Galil Ride!
The Ramah Camping Movement is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Ramah Galil Ride 2011, May 15-24, 2011! (Includes international travel days.)
This unique trip offers a five-day bike riding experience through Northern Israel plus Shabbat in the Galil, all while raising money to support Tikvah: Ramah programs for children, teens, and young adults with special needs and their families.
Click here for a list of registered riders and sign up today at our early-bird registration rate. Space is limited.
Visit the Ramah Galil Ride 2011 website for complete and detailed information about this special trip and how to register.
Israel - Biking - Ramah:
One amazing experience
Register for a Hazon Ride in 2011 
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California Ride - May 6-9, Mother's Day Weekend
Weekend retreat in the Redwoods followed by a 2-day ride into San Francisco
Register today for $199 - prices rise on February 1st
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New York Ride - September 2-5, Labor Day Weekend
Weekend retreat in the Hudson Valley followed by a 2-day ride into Manhattan
Register today for $199 - prices rise on February 1st
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Israel Ride - November 8-15
Five cycling days from Jerusalem to Eilat with a relaxing day off for Shabbat
Special alumni registration open at $250 - full website launch coming soon
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The 7th Annual Brooklyn Israel Film Festival
January 27 - 30 at Kane Street Synagogue
The Brooklyn Israel Film Festival has become a major venue for some of the newest and best films coming out of Israel today. Please join us for three days of award-winning and thought-provoking films.
 The festival opens on Thursday January 27th at 8pm with three episodes from Season Two of Srugim, the very popular Israeli TV series about the Orthodox dating scene in Jerusalem. Insider commentary will be provided by Eliav Rodman, Young Leadership director at the American Zionist Youth Movement, who lived in the neighborhood where Srugim is set and knows the scene firsthand. Opening reception for everyone to follow, plus schmoozing for 20- and 30-somethings.
Saturday, January 29th 8pm features the complex and charming film The Matchmaker, winner of four 2010 Israel Academy Awards (Ophir) including Best Actor and Best Actress. The festival concludes on Sunday, January 30th at 7pm with the documentary Blood Relation, about an Israeli filmmaker's attempts to reunite her Israeli family with their Palestinian relatives. The film has won five international documentary awards. Tickets are $12 per film or $30 for the entire series of three films and can be purchased at www.kanestreet.org/iff or at the door. For more information about the festival, go to www.kanestreet.org/iff, facebook.com/brooklynIFF and Twitter@BrooklynIFF. Kane Street Synagogue is located at 236 Kane Street between Court and Clinton Streets in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn.
This festival is made possible in part by a grant from Ma'alot: A Joint Project of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's Israel Commission and Nefesh B'Nefesh.
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Town & Village 4th Annual Israel Film Festival
January 29, February 5 & 12 @7:30 PM
Town & Village Synagogue: 334 East 14th Street (& 1st Ave), NYC
Tickets: $8
Free Bamba and Soda!
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Merrick Jewish Centre: "An Evening to Remember"
Singing sensation Ethan Leifer is playing his 5th concert at the Merrick Jewish Centre on Sunday Night March 13th (7:30PM), backed up by a full band. Come see why his rare and dynamic performance style, rich magnificent voice along with his energy and charisma have been dazzling audiences.
If that weren't enough, opening for Ethan Leifer will be Tizmoret, Queen's College Hillel's acclaimed a cappella singing group.
Tickets are available by calling the Merrick Jewish Centre Main Office at 516-379-8650 or email to office@merrickjc.org. Group Discounts available!
Click here for more info
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Frum Star, Theater Dark on the Sabbath
Jekyll and Hyde the musical doesn't run on shabbat, since its star, David Yudell, is shomer Shabbat.
Click here to read the Jewish Week article
Jekyll and Hyde is running at the Maguire Theater, SUNY Old Westbury Campus Center, Route 107 North, Old Westbury, NY, from Feb. 2 through Feb. 20.
Click here to buy tickets
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Northwestern University
February 24 - February 27, 2011
KOACH, the college program of The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, invites you to the Twenty-first Annual KOACH Kallah, February 24-February 27, 2011 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
Students from campuses throughout North America will come together for a weekend of learning, sharing and friendship. Prof Louis Newman of Carleton College, will be our scholar-in-residence on the theme of Our Values, Our Dollars: Judaism and the Starving College Student. Practical skills workshops, an update on Israel and a phenomenal Shabbat will round out the program. There will be time to meet in small groups and network with students from across the continent.
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Please click here to learn more about the upcoming Sulam 38 and Sulam 39. |
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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.orgor 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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