KOACH (from the Hebrew word "כוח", meaning "strength") was the campus student organization for
Conservative Judaism on many college and university campuses and in many
Hillels in the United States and abroad. KOACH was a project of the
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the major congregational organization of Conservative Judaism in North America, and the largest Conservative Jewish communal body in the world. USCJ closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly ...
. KOACH's director was Rabbi Elyse Winick. It was discontinued in 2013, due to financial difficulties.
In June 2013 Koach was placed on an indefinite hiatus by its parent organization, the
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the major congregational organization of Conservative Judaism in North America, and the largest Conservative Jewish communal body in the world. USCJ closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly ...
. Within days of the USCJ's announcement a
grassroots organization was formed, called
MASORTI on Campus
Masorti on Campus (MoC) is a student organization for Conservative Judaism (also known as " Masorti") on North American college and university campuses, working with Hillel and other Jewish campus life organizations. MoC connects students and J ...
.
See also
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Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel
The Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel ( he, נתיב, lt. path) is a nine-month, post-high-school gap year program in Israel for mostly North American Jews. It operates under the auspices of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, a ...
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United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the major congregational organization of Conservative Judaism in North America, and the largest Conservative Jewish communal body in the world. USCJ closely works with the Rabbinical Assembly ...
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United Synagogue Youth
United Synagogue Youth (USY) is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). It was founded in 1951, under the auspices of the Youth Commission of what was then the United Synagogue of America.
USY operates in the ...
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KESHER, the college outreach arm of
Reform Judaism
Reform Judaism, also known as Liberal Judaism or Progressive Judaism, is a major Jewish denomination that emphasizes the evolving nature of Judaism, the superiority of its ethical aspects to its ceremonial ones, and belief in a continuous sear ...
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KEDMA, the college outreach arm of
Orthodox Judaism
Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses ...
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MASORTI on Campus
Masorti on Campus (MoC) is a student organization for Conservative Judaism (also known as " Masorti") on North American college and university campuses, working with Hillel and other Jewish campus life organizations. MoC connects students and J ...
is the grassroots organization filling Koach's void
References
External links
KOACHMASORTI on Campus
Student religious organizations in the United States
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