BETHISRAELMV Email Distribution List

United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism

Introduction to the BETHISRAELMV List

We use the email list services provided by the USCJ to send announcements to the Beth Israel community. The system also maintains an archive that lets you read messages via a web interface. 

If you are subscribed to the email list, you should receive the Rabbi's Weekly Message, the Administrator's Weekend Update, and the Monthly Bulletin Message plus various other ad hoc messages. If you have subscribed but are not receiving these messages, there may be a problem:

    • with your list subscription (such as an obsolete email address or a subscription purged because of excessive delivery errors)
    • with your email service (such as a full mailbox or an overeager anti-spam filter).  

If you suspect a problem, see the section on Troubleshooting Delivery Problems in the Instructions below.

One of the advantages of the mailing list service is that it lets subscribers manage their own subscriptions using the web interface. It lets users add, remove, and change their own email addresses as well as read previous messages. Instructions are provided further down the page. 

The system also allows individual subscribers a number of options for how they want to receive messages:

  • regular is individual messages by email as they are posted
  • no mail lets you remain on the list without receiving emails and read the messages using the web interface
  • digest options that aggregate multiple messages together
  • index options that just provide brief summaries giving the sender and subject lines along with details on how to get the full message.

Instructions for the BETHISRAELMV List Web Interface


Subscribe to the List

  1. Go to the web interface page and select the "Join or Leave BETHISRAELMV" link to bring up the subscription form.
  2. Enter your name(s) and email address and press the "Join BETHISRAELMV" button at the bottom. 
  3. Wait for a confirmation email at the subscribed address and follow the instructions to confirm your subscription request.
  4. Once an administrator approves your subscription, you will receive a welcome message with information and instructions.
  5. Then set a password for the web interface.

Set a Password for the Web Interface

  1. Go to the web interface page and select the "Get Password" link to bring up the password registration form.
  2. Enter the email address you subscribed with and your desired password and press the "Register Password" button.
  3. Wait for the confirmation email at the subscribed address and follow the instructions to confirm your web interface access.
  4. If you forget your password, just register a new one.

Browse or Search the Message Archive

  1. Log in to the web interface (unless you have opted to let your computer remember your identity from a previous session).
  2. To browse, select the desired month and year from the archive list to see the messages from that particular month. If you want to sort the messages, click on the column heading. Click on it again to reverse the sort order.
  3. To search, select the "Search Archives" link from the top of the page to bring up the search form. Enter the desired text and/or date range and press the "Search" button at the bottom.

Change your email address

  1. Go to the web interface page and select the "Join or Leave BETHISRAELMV" link to bring up the subscription form with your name and current email address already filled in.
  2. Replace the existing email address and press the "Update Options" button at the bottom. 
  3. Wait for a confirmation email at the subscribed address and follow the instructions to confirm your change request.

Unsubscribe from the List

  1. Go to the web interface page and select the "Join or Leave BETHISRAELMV" link to bring up the subscription form with your name and current email address already filled in.
  2. Press the "Leave BETHISRAELMV" button at the bottom. 
  3. Wait for a confirmation email at the subscribed address and follow the instructions to confirm your unsubscription request.


Troubleshooting Delivery Problems

  1. Use the list web interface to verify and/or update your delivery settings. You may have changed email addresses without updating the list or your subscription may have been automatically purged from the list if there were too many messages rejected by your email provider. Instructions for using the web interface are above. 
  2. If you use a PC-based email client (e.g. Outlook), make sure any anti-spam filters are configured to recognize our list messages which contain "BETHISRAELMV@uscj.org" in the "To:" field. You may also choose to whitelist mail from the "bethisraelmv.org" and "uscj.org" domains. 
  3. Make sure that there are no problems with your email account such as a full mailbox and make sure any anti-spam filters provided by your Internet provider are configured to recognize our list messages as described above. You can access these anti-spam settings via your Internet provider's web interface following the instructions on their Help or FAQ pages. Here are the current instructions for Comcast and Verizon.


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