Date: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Time: 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Location: Westwood Recreation Complex- 1350 Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles

Come see old friends.
Bring your kosher lunch and if you have old photos, bring them too.
Come see old friends.
Bring Balls and whatever you want to spend an afternoon with old friends. There is ample parking on Sepulveda, Veteran and a large parking lot. A large kiddie park and a very large field.
CAPTURE THE FLAG ANYONE???

New Frontier is collecting your USY memories
Are you a New Frontier USY Alum? Send your USY memories to newfrontierusy@gmail.com.

ZEMIROT DATABASE
Project Reconnect is partnering with the Zemirot Database (http://zemirotdatabase.org) to help create the web's largest user-generated collection of Zemirot, liturgy, and other Jewish songs. If you love to sing or enjoy zemirot, now is your chance to contribute and keep the memories of those special Shabbat and holiday moments and times spent in Israel, USY, Camp Ramah, etc.,forever in your life!

KOACH NEWS
Want to help shape Conservative Judaism? Want to make a difference on your campus? Think you've got the talent and enthusiasm it takes to change the world? This is your chance!!
Registration is now open for the KOACH Internship Program. We're looking for campuses and candidates with a sense of purpose. Click here to learn more and discover if you're the one we're looking for!

KOACH
USCJ's KOACH program and Hillel are working together to help students make the transition from high school to college. We would like to encourage you to share the following item with your congregants:
Know an incoming college freshman?
Tell KOACH: The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life where the student is going to college and he or she will receive an invitation to an opening event at Hillel as well as information on KOACH programming and conferences:
Click here!

IF YOU'RE THINKING ALIYAH:
Step 1: Contact the Conservative Movement's Aliyah Shaliach Itamar Kremer, (212) 533-7800 ext 2021 or (212) 339-6079, shaliach@mercazusa.org or itamark@jazo.org.il.WITH A CC TO RABBI PAUL FREEDMAN at Let our Shaliach help you throughout the entire aliyah process.

Step 2: Open an Aliyah File with the Israel Aliyah Centers: Our Shaliach will be able to direct you to one of the dozen offices located across North America.

Step 3: Learn about available Aliyah assistance: Nefesh B'Nefesh works in partnership with the Jewish Agency, providing olim with financial assistance, group chartered aliyah flights, employment resources, absorption support, social services and guidance through governmental absorption, in order to help make each individual's Aliyah as successful as possible. Contact Nefesh B'Nefesh, (866) 4-ALIYAH or nbnusa@nbn.org.il with a cc to RABBI PAUL FREEDMAN at or consult the website www.nefeshbnefesh.org.

Step 4: Contact USCJ's Project Reconnect - Israel: Meet other Conservative Movement alumni living in Israel who are looking forward to welcoming you into your new home and helping with your klitah in Israel. Contact Rabbi Paul Freedman, (011-972) 2-6256205, paul@projectreconnect.org.

Rabbinic Cabinet
Project Reconnect has formed a Rabbinic Advisory Board (Cabinet). Chaired by Rabbi Paul Freedman, it will offer input as to how our congregations can reach out to the thousands of alumni from USY, Atid, Koach, Nativ and the Conservative Yeshiva. The Advisory Board will meet via conference calls and in-person meetings, such as at the R.A. Convention in Houston. This Rabbinic group will provide input and guidance on the many programs and initiatives that Project Reconnect undertakes in both North America and Israel.

Yellow Pages
Project Reconnect now offer it's "Yellow Pages" services to ALL of its members!

Have you or a family member relocated to a new area. Do you need a lawyer, a doctor, or an architect, etc.? By being new to the area you may not know someone who can provide a referral. So, why not look for someone with a similar background to your own?

Member's existing profiles have sections for professional information. You can choose how much (if any) of your professional information is published in our new North America section of the "Yellow Pages".

If you haven't included professional info in your Project Reconnect profile, and want to be included in our "Yellow Pages", update your profile right away. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS SERVICE.

Young Leadership
Project Reconnect, in cooperation with Pacific Southwest Region, JTS and the Ziegler School has taken on the project of ensuring the future of the Conservative Movement by creating a program to develop young dynamic leadership for the Conservative Jewish community. The project has the support of Rabbis, Synagogue Presidents, and major Jewish Conservative leaders in the region. These professional and lay leaders have agreed to mentor these younger participants in this new leadership development project. Once tested in Pacific Southwest Region, it is anticipated that this program will be duplicated in other major cities within North America.