2007 - United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

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HONORABLE MENTION COMMACK JEWISH CENTER 250-500 Commack, NJ Submitted by Bonnie Bresalier 631-543-3311 We are so proud of our beautiful monthly magazine, The Luach. It is published ten (10) times a year with the June issue combining June, July and August. Here is a truly readable bulletin with articles, news, newsletters and advertising. Our Rabbi, Hazzan, President or a Committee Chair presents Jewish material in article form, or via the monthly articles. News related to USCJ, JTS, Israel and other current events feature prominently in our bulletin and advertising. Our editor, a congregant, uses considerable talent to ensure layout and design meet or exceed prior months publications. Our congregants love to receive and read the Luach. HONORABLE MENTION CONGREGATION AHAVAS ISRAEL 100-250 Grand Rapids, MI Submitted by Jan Lewis 616-949-2840 Ahavas Israel’s bulletin The Voice —Ha Kol — is published 10 times a year, September through May, with a summer issue. It is the synagogue’s main vehicle of communication. Though a weekly e Voice update is sent electronically, there are many members who do not have access to email, so the printed bulletin is how the congregation stays in touch with them. The 16-page bulletin includes a number of monthly features such as “Divre Harav — Words from the Rabbi,” a Presidents Column, “Dear Rebbe: Ask the Rabbi,” a monthly calendar, candle lighting times, Tribute forms, Religious School news, Contribution listings, Birthdays, Anniversary and yahrzeit lists and a SCRIP order form for one of the congregation’s primary fundraisers. Coming events for the month are featured, announcements printed and Federation and community events highlighted. Photos of previous events, such as a Chanukah dinner, Purim celebration, Sisterhood function are frequently included. Occasionally cóngregants submit articles about a recent trip, or fundraising effort. The Voice is edited and created by a lay member and printed at a local printer. Mailings are done by member volunteers. HONORABLE MENTION CONGREGATION OR SHALOM 250-500 Orange, CT 203-799-2341 The Or Shalom bulletin is published monthly except for a combined July-August issue. The bulletin is produced and edited by lay members of the congregation. During the past two years, the office staff has assisted with some proofreading. The bulletin is mailed to members, advertisers and a few “friends” of the congregation including community leaders. We also use the bulletin as part of a prospect package sent to potential members. The bulletin is posted on our website at the time of publication. HONORABLE MENTION TEMPLE ISRAEL OF PALM BEACH 250-500 Palm Beach, FL Submitted by Sybil E. Sanders and 561-832-0804 Belle J. Winston
Topics, the bulletin of Temple Emanu-El of Palm Beach, produced by two members of the congregation with the creative input of a secretary/graphics staff person, is an in- house publication, published monthly, with a combined summer issue for July and August, The two co-editors solicit articles from members of the congregation, write all articles which are not attributed, prepare the copy for printing, and proofread each issue, which is then printed on rented equipment. The finished product is delivered to the Post Office for distribution to members of the Temple; additional copies are available for non-members at Shabbat and special services, as well as mailed to individuals interested in learning about the Temple. Our guidelines are to create an informative, readable, interesting newsletter which will keep our members informed of all items of interest pertinent to our synagogue community. Included are schedules for activities reflecting the various arms of the synagogue, holiday observances, religious school programs, social announcements, news of the world of books, the Jewish world, and all aspects of the Conservative movement, on the local, state and national levels. We also bring our members news of Masorti, the Conservative Movement in Israel, as well as Israel Affairs. HONORABLE MENTION JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER 250-500 Paramus, NJ Submitted by Larry Rosman 201-262-7691 The Jewish Community Center of Paramus produces 12 bulletin issues per year. We are very proud to have rolled out a completely new and fresh look and feel for our Bulletin this year. Our greatest accomplishment has been how we have done this and been able to cut our costs in half, saving our congregation over $15,000 per year! Our volunteer Bulletin Committee is made up of 4 members, along with 3 “proof reading” members. This streamlined group each tackles a different part of the monthly process. Our ad specialist solicits ads, follows up with advertisers and coordinates all payments. Another member handles workflow and content issues, making sure things happen the way they are supposed to. Our Finance Guru oversees all aspects of the bulletin from a monetary standpoint. Our Chair makes sure everything gets done and we put out the best possible product! Each of us is constantly in contact with the committee and everyone is involved in all aspects, making this truly a group effort. Although we are all volunteers, we treat this as if it were a commercial publication. Our new design and cost cutting initiative have really made this important communication tool for the JCCP so meaningful to us on the Committee, but it is only a start. Our goal is to make this bulletin even more beautiful and to have the entire cost offset by the advertising dollars we bring in. HONORABLE MENTION TEMPLE SHOLOM 100-250 Pompano Beach, FL Submitted by April Kirk 954-942-6410 Temple Sholom, a congregation in Pompano Beach, Florida, has introduced a brand-new newsletter, “Kol Sholom”. This newsletter is published and produced in-house and is created every other month by our Marketing Chairperson, April Kirk. The introduction of this newsletter, along with new electronic weekly communications, has enabled the Temple to get fresh information out to congregants in a timely and cost-effective fashion. Attendance at events has increased, and the Temple’s membership is up as well. HONORABLE MENTION NORTH SHORE JEWISH CENTER 250-500 Port Jefferson Station, NY Submitted by Sharon Waxenbaum 631-928-3737 In this world of 10 second sound bites, text messaging and email overload, our Bulletin brings a more tangible sense of the NSJC community into the homes of our congregants each month (September through June, edited by a lay member of NSJC.)
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