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Burns * Billy Joel * Sandy Koufax * Goldie Hawn
Barbara Streisand * Jerry Seinfeld * Billy Crystal * Mandy Patinkin
Albert Einstein * Adam Sandler * Bette Midler * Anne Frank
Milton Berle * Mel Brooks * Fran Drescher * Sammy Davis Jr.
David Lee Roth * Henry Winkler * William Shatner * Leonard Nimoy
What do all these
people have in common????
They're Jewish and they're proud.
 Woobury
J.C. is proud of our Jewish Youth Groups. You can still join us!
Our youth group - grades 8 through 12 (USY). All of our groups meet
weekly.
USY is an international youth
groups which also have events outside the synagogue such as dances,
kinnusim (weekend retreats for USY), shabbatonim (weekend retreats
for Kadima), trips, sports events, interchapter events and much,
much more. We're here to bring exciting, fun-filled programs to
you. But we can't do it alone...
USY is not just meetings in the
temple…it is so much more! It is an opportunity to take a
break from school and home. We combine with other united youth on
Long Island for bowling, dancing, and partying. We will go on conventions
and have events with high school students from all over New York.
Each year there are International Conventions where you have the
opportunity to meet others from all over the country. USY has camps
such as teen travel, which go across the United States and opportunities
to explore areas throughout the world! So come out to a meeting
and see how great this year will be.
 This
time of year, January and February, is always my least favorite
season. I’m basically done with winter after December, since
I hate the cold and winter gloom. I also hate that this time of
year is the longest gap in the whole school year between vacations.
But fortunately WoodUSY, the high school aged youth group at the
WJC, can help all Jewish teens combat the gloominess as winter ends.
The first USY event in January will be a divisional New
Year Dance in the evening on Saturday, January 3rd. Though
the division has not yet determined where the dance will be, it’s
sure to be a great way to celebrate 2009 with teens from all over
eastern Nassau and Suffolk counties. For more information on our
division, Rakevet, take a look at http://www.uscj.org/metny/rakevet.
On Sunday, January 11th, from 7:00-9:00 p.m., we’ll
be having a WoodUSY murder mystery night, where the USYers will
act out and solve a crime in the youth lounge of the WJC! The more
the USYers participate, the more fun we’ll have. Then on Thursday,
the 15th, also from 7:00-9:00 p.m., we are going to have
WoodUSY movie night. There will be no fee for this event. These
events are taking place because the WoodUSY board, made up of six
high school students, chose programs they knew they would be interested
in attending, and that they believed would appeal to their peers
as well. This kind of peer leadership is a strength of WoodUSY,
and indeed, USY in general.
Another exciting thing happening at WoodUSY is the 613 Mitzvah Corps,
the USY community service club. On Sunday, January 25th
in the afternoon we will be volunteering at the Ronald McDonald
House in New Hyde Park. This wonderful organization provides families
of seriously ill children with a home-away-from-home so they can
be near their sick children at Schneider Children's Hospital. USYers
who attend this event will be awarded community service hours.
Though the February calendar is still in progress, I would be remiss
if I didn’t mention an exciting opportunity for paid WoodUSY
members at the beginning of February. From the 6th to the 8th our
region of USY, METNY, is hosting its annual Midwinter Kallah at
the Holiday Inn in Suffern. This event will cost $199, and is worth
every penny in the friendships to be made and experiences to be
had with METNY. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate
to email me at WoodburyUSY@gmail.com
or take a look at the websites I suggest above.
It made be cold outside, but it’s warm with WoodUSY!
Loen Amer
USY Director
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