The month of November will be observed by conservative congregations throughout the country as “United Synagogue Month,” according to an announcement yesterday by Louis J. Moss of Brooklyn, president of the United Synagogue of America.
The purpose of the observance, Moss said, will be to intensify the work of the United Synagogue among its affiliated congregations.
Preliminary plans for the observance were outlined at a meeting of the executive council of the organization last week. The first Sabbath in November will be dedicated to the Jewish home, with nation-wide participation by sisterhoods and congregations.
During the month the rabbis will also devote one Sabbath to a discussion from their pulpits of the work and ideals of the United Synagogue. The committees of conservative congregations will, in addition, present to the boards of their congregations a report of the work of the national organization and will discuss suggestions for improving it.
There will be a general election during this month of United Synagogue Committees in congregations which have not already appointed these committees. The United Synagogue Committee in each synagogue acts as the connecting link between the national organization and the individual congregation.
During November, every regional branch of the United Synagogue throughout the country will hold its annual convention and will emphasize the work of intensifying the activities of the organization The plans also include the sending out of United Synagogue speakers to affiliated congregations throughout the country as well as to unaffiliated synagogues to explain the work of the organization.
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