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Dear Synagogue Leaders,

 I am pleased to invite you to the General Assembly, USCJ’s annual meeting exclusively for leaders of member congregations, on Sunday, December 7 at 8 pm ET (5 pm PT) on Zoom. 

Agenda topics include:

• President Andy Schaer on the accomplishments and impact of USCJ (including USY, YALA, and ExploringJudaism.org) over the past year 
• Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal (CEO) on future plans for strengthening our Conservative/Masorti Movement
• Election of new USCJ Officers and Directors with terms commencing January 1, 2026 (Please see the Nominations Committee report and proposed slate here) 
• And more! 

Pursuant to section 4.3.2 of the USCJ Bylaws, appended below, providing that a congregation is registered by Wednesday, December 3, 2025, it is entitled to one vote per 100 members, based on the most recent Membership Reporting Form. After that date, registering congregations will only receive 1 vote. 

Questions about the General Assembly can be directed to Marty Zimmerman, USCJ International Secretary, at Marty@zimconsulting.com.

 L’Shalom,

 

Andy Schaer

USCJ International President

andyschaer@uscj.org

 

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USCJ’s Bylaws that apply to GA voting:

4.3 REPRESENTATION AND VOTING. 

Representation and voting of member kehillot at the meetings of the General Assembly of Kehillot shall be as follows: 

4.3.1 The Board of Directors or other like governing body of each member kehilla shall select its own representatives to meetings of the General Assembly of Kehillot and shall designate one person who shall act as the Chair of its delegation with authority to speak and vote on its behalf.

4.3.2 With respect to the (a) (i) election of Officers and members of the Board of Directors, and (ii) the approval of dues and assessments, each member kehilla in good standing shall be entitled to cast one (1) vote for every one hundred (100) of its membership units, provided that (b) USCJ has received a report from the kehilla of its number of membership units within one (1) year of the date that is five (5) days prior to the applicable meeting of the General Assembly. The Membership report shall be prepared consistent with the established USCJ administrative procedures to be used by kehillot in reporting the number of its membership units to USCJ. 

4.3.3 In the event a kehilla either has not reported its membership units within the time period provided under Subsection 4.3.2, or has not registered to participate in that General Assembly meeting at least five (5) days prior to the date thereof, such kehilla shall be only entitled to one (1) vote. 

4.3.4 For purposes of calculating the number of votes to which a Kehilla shall be entitled, its reported membership shall be rounded to the nearest hundred. No Kehilla shall be entitled to less than one vote.

 

USCJ’s Bylaws that apply to proxy voting:

4.4 Member kehillot may cast their votes for Officers and members of the Board of Directors by proxy received by the Secretary no more than fifteen (15) days and no later than five (5) days prior to the date of the annual meeting of the General Assembly of Kehillot. 

4.4.1 With respect to the passage of motions and resolutions, each member kehilla shall be entitled to cast one vote through its designated delegation Chair. 

4.4.2 The Operating Standards and Procedures of the Board shall provide a mechanism for voting and attendance by electronic means.

 

USCJ’s Bylaws that apply to GA voting:

4.5 The President shall act as the Chair of all meetings of the General Assembly of Kehillot. The Secretary shall certify the receipt and accuracy of all proxies, and the results of all voting. 

 

4.6 Except as may otherwise be required by these bylaws or by applicable law: 

4.6.1 Voting

Directors and Officers shall be elected by the majority of the votes cast by all member kehillot present and voting at a meeting of the General Assembly in person, by electronic means, or by proxy.

4.6.2 Motions and Resolutions 

All motions and resolutions shall be adopted by the majority of the votes cast by the designated delegation Chairs of all member kehillot present and voting at a meeting of the General Assembly of Kehillot in person or by electronic means. 

4.6.3 Majority 

Except where the N-PCL prescribes a different proportion of votes, any other action shall be authorized by a majority of the votes cast (if the N-PCL requires action by “majority vote” or “two-thirds vote,” such action shall be authorized by such proportion of the votes cast at the meeting, provided that the majority of the affirmative votes cast is at least equal to a quorum).