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nourishment to feed the minds of its member and non-Jewish community. Our approach is to teach that “Torah is to be lived” and we attempt to make the ordinary extraordinary! Over the past 110 years, the rabbis, Board of Directors and Officers have attempted to make Congregation Brith Sholom a very special spiritual and educational oasis. We are pleased to submit 3 different issues of our monthly Jewish Center News which is edited by the rabbi and members of the congregation. SILVER TEMPLE ISRAEL OF GREAT NECK Over 900 Great Neck, NY Submitted by Marc Katz 516-482-7800 Temple Israel of Great Neck (New York) is a large, vibrant congregation with a myriad of activities taking place seven days a week, beginning with the early morning minyan and continuing until late into the evening. The Temple’s 8-16 page bulletin, The Voice, is written, edited, and the page design is done by lay members of the congregation every other week, for 22 issues per year. The newsletter seeks to cover congregational activities as a regular newspaper would, complete with photos, headlines and tightly written and edited news-style stories. In addition to timely stories, each issue contains regular features, including: • Columns by the Rabbi, president and a guest column, usually by a member of the congregation involved in a Jewish-related project or cause, but sometimes by leaders of the Conservative movement such as the Seminary chancellor or United Synagogue president. Another column, by the director of one of the Temple’s three schools, appears in each issue. • “In Quotes,” a feature calling attention to passages from Jewish prayers and writings frequently overlooked or said by rote, but profoundly written. • “B’nai & B’not Mitzvah In Our Temple Family” features a photo and write-up about congregation children about to mark this milestone in their life. Special recognition and emphasis is given in the articles to involvement in Jewish activities and recognitions, planned family trips to Israel and plans for continuing Jewish education. • “D’var Torah,” a weekly commentary by the Temple’s former Senior Associate Rabbi. • “Service Schedule,” a detailed listing of all Temple services, Torah readings and B’nai Mitzvah. • Other regular features include “In Memoriam,” listing congregation deaths; “Upcoming Events at Temple Israel”; “Candle Lighting Times”; “Minyan Times”; “Mazal Toy To...”; and “From Generation to Generation,” listing contributions to various Temple funds. The Voice, now in its 49th year of publication, has become an integral part of synagogue life. Members of the congregation look forward to its publication and regularly comment about its content. Temple Israel considers the newsletter a vital link in bringing the message of congregational news as well as news of the greater Jewish community to its membership. SILVER BETH EL TEMPLE 250-500 Harrisburg, PA Submitted by Michael Schatz 717-232-0556 Today, synagogues must tell and retell the story of what is happening in life at the shul. At Beth El Temple, our communication is mainly through the Hashaliach. At one time, the Hashaliach was composed by the professional staff. This year, our Hashaliach is a true partnership between lay and professional. Under the leadership of congregant Ellen Rabin, Beth El Temple now has a publication with greater depth, more diverse content, and a longer shelf life because information within its pages has ongoing usefulness. Ellen Rabin and congregant Faith Parker write the stories as coordinated with the professional staff and officers. We, at Beth El Temple recognize that many synagogue newsletters are an opportunity to highlight generous donors. It is our thought that thanking is only one part of the mission in this type of publication. Each month the Editor meets with our Executive Director to discuss objectives for the upcoming issue. Each week the lay person and professional meet to develop the Hashaliach so it can be sent to the Graphic Designer (congregant) who does the layout
so that it can be forwarded to the printer. It is exciting that this year we have more pictures and quicker turnaround from sending content to graphic design to its arrival at home. SILVER TEMPLE BETH SHALOM 100-250 Mahopac, NY Submitted by Ron Arsham 845-628-6133 Our Temple Times bi-monthly bulletin is an ongoing project of many dedicated volunteers of our synagogue community. Completely lay written and published, our newsletter is a publication all of us wait by our mailboxes to receive. Not only does it provide incredible information on our synagogue activities and happenings, but it also connects our Temple to the greater Northern Westchester and Putnam communities as well as to the world of the Conservative Movement through announcements and news. Our newsletter always features a Tikkun Olam page as well as a story or feature about Israel, which has helped raise awareness of timely issues for our community to take part. Over the past few years, through the hard work of our advertising volunteers, the Temple Times has become a very successful fundraising endeavor for the synagogue. It not only pays for itself but has now become a regular source of revenue for our community. We are truly proud to present this publication to you. SILVER BETH JACOB CONGREGATION 250-500 Mendota Heights, MN Submitted by Mark D. Savin 651-452-2226 While Beth Jacob’s bulletin, Kol Ya’akov, has been published for many years, it has undergone significant changes in the last 18 months. While the bulletin always contained a helpful presentation of basic shul data, both its graphics (which were largely standard clip art) and its content were matter of fact. Members of the Congregation, responding to a need for a publication that really was “the voice of the congregation,” undertook a substantial revision of the bulletin in 2006. The work was done entirely by volunteers without any outside professional assistance though the quality of work done by these volunteers could not have been more professional. The graphics and fonts used were revised; the layout was redone; photographs were added to the text. The editors began to seek out articles by congregants bearing on matters of importance to the shul and its community. For example, in the June-July, 2006 issue, we published a lead piece written by a parent about his interaction with a public school that presented an event with inappropriate religious overtones. More recently, we published a congregant’s in-depth article about his week working in New Orleans as part of a post-Katrina work project. Great effort has been given to publish news and articles relating to current issues in the Conservative movement, including articles following discussion relating to outreach and ordination. The Hechsher Tzedek program has been publicized and closely followed. Generally, Kol Ya’akov has moved beyond being a bulletin into being a magazine — a place that contains discussion of ideas, as well as notice of events. (This has been made possible in part by the shul’s creation of an on-line service “This Week @ Beth Jacob” which now serves to provide notice of immediately current events. The monthly task of producing Kol Ya’akov, setting and managing a production schedule, copy, editing, layout, soliciting articles, working with those who have submitted materials for publication is entirely a volunteer effort by congregants. The revised bulletin has been extraordinarily well received. Perhaps the greatest compliment that it has received is that while everyone may not agree with the articles it now publishes, everyone does read it. SILVER B’NAI ISRAEL CONGREGATION Over 900 Rockville, MD Submitted by Marni Meloui 301-881-6550 The B’nai Israel Scroll, our monthly newsletter, arrives at the beginning of each month. The topics covered in each Scroll include: synagogue activities, important holiday information, service times, b’nai mitzvah, articles from the rabbi, president, and cantor, education information, youth activities, library news, and acknowledgement of contributions. In addition to our own events, we include announcements about community programs as requested, along with
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