Something to Build Upon
By Rachel Slaff
New York University
Alone, I cannot save the manatees or stop the glaciers from melting — but, thanks to the Jewish community at NYU, I know that being Jewish links me to something greater than myself.
Saving Water
By Elyse Horowitz
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
These small tasks may seem trivial in one's day-to-day happenings, but can have a great influence on the water usage of certain regions in the country.
Climate Change
By Alex Freundlich
Boston University Law School
But how does this Talmudic verse apply to the environmental issues of our day?
Awareness of the World Around Us
By Rabbi Shalom Kantor KOACH Rabbi, Binghamton University
We can see the relationship between all the moving parts of the world and appreciate the miracles that surround us.
Jews and the Environment
By Shira Novack KOC Assistant Editor
Trying to limit our personal waste by turning off the lights when we leave a room or not letting the water run too long are forms of tikkun olam.
Campus Update
Northwestern University
By Benjamin Goldberg KOACH Intern
Check out what's happening at Northwestern University.
Views from Jews
"All things that the Holy One Blessed be God created in humankind, God created in the land as well." (Kohelet Rabbah 1:4)
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KOACH provides college-age students the opportunity to maintain
and develop connections to Conservative Judaism.
KOACH nurtures a love of Torah, the Jewish people, Israel and God
through a variety of activities, including social, religious, educational, cultural
and social action programs. We seek to create a passionate Jew who is committed
to the future of the Jewish people and the improvement of the world.
Get a Job
KOACH maintains a listing of job openings
in the Jewish community.
Students, if you're looking for a
position, click here.
Synagogues, to have a position listed,
click here.
KOACH needs your financial support.
KOACH Tribute Cards are available to send in honor of a wedding or
bar/bat mitzvah or in memory of a friend.
Click here to buy a package of Tribute Cards. Your purchase
includes a donation to KOACH.
We've compiled a list of Jewish contacts at campuses across
North America. (Learn more...)
Choosing a College...
It's an important decision for your family. KOACH has teamed up
with our partners at Hillel to help make this choice a little easier.
The Guide to Jewish Life on Campus provides you and with access
to university and Hillel Web sites, the percentage of Jewish students on
campus, and the rich array of extracurricular opportunities for Jewish students
of all backgrounds. The guide is searchable by region, by student population
size, or type of school.
No other resource provides all of this information in one place. Visit
www.hillel.org/guide
for more information.
Got Two Minutes? Get some Torah! Click here for KOACH's weekly words of Torah, with guest teachers from throughout the Conservative Movement. This is your weekly parashah preview! Subscribe to our podcast via iTunes, listen right now or download the MP3 for later. One who studies Torah is as if they uphold they entire world. Midrash Mishlei (Proverbs) 9:1
2010 KOACH Kallah
Registration is now open! This year's KOACHKallah will be held March 4-7, 2010 at the Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center outside Baltimore. Join scholar in residence Rabbi Leonard Gordon to consider Setting the Agenda: Jews and Social Justice. We'll learn, share an incredible Shabbat, serve the community and have a great time. See you there! Click here to learn more and register.
Support Haiti
Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Haiti as they cope with unspeakable loss and devastation. Relief efforts are underway and will be costly. USCJ is participating in the relief effort, with 100% of the funds going directly to humanitarian aid. Join our efforts to help repair their world by visiting www.uscj.org/donate/relief.
Represent with KOACH
Wear your KOACH on your sleeve! Or your water bottle, your back, your front....KOACH introduces our very popular intern T-shirts, now available for everyone. Represent!
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Kibbutz Hannaton
Kibbutz Hannaton is the place to be! Winner of the Jewish Telegraphic Association's Wandering Jew contest, this center for spiritual exploration is the only Kibbutz affiliated with the Masorti Movement. Follow the JTA's exploration of what puts Hannaton on the cutting edge of a new tomorrow.
Women of the Wall
Are you following news from Israel? Keep up with the Women of the Wall and their attempts to make the Kotel fully accessible to Jews of all stripes. Join their Facebook Group (Women of the Wall Nashot HaKotel) and raise the profile of their cause here at home. Send this letter, prepared by The Rabbinical Assembly (the association of Conservative rabbis), to Ambassador Michael Oren and add your voice to the call for religious equality in Israel.
Juniors - A Great Spring Semester in Jerusalem
The Conservative Yeshiva, together with Hadassah Academic College Jerusalem, invite you to spend Spring Semester 2010 in Jerusalem, in an accredited program studying classical Jewish texts and the unique history and role of Jerusalem in a way that one can only do by living in Jerusalem and studying in a Beit Midrash.
KOACH Challenge Grant
Rise to the challenge! KOACH invites campuses to apply for our new Challenge Grant. Use these funds to reach students you haven't yet found on campus; use them to go the extra mile. Click here for more details.
Spending next semester in Israel? Stay connected with KOACH and the Conservative Movement through the Center on Campus Program in Jerusalem. Contact Rabbi Ed Romm to learn more about our offerings at Hebrew University and other campuses throughout Israel.
Project Reconnect
Just because you're graduating doesn't mean you have to say goodbye. Link up with other alumni of the Conservative Movement through Project Reconnect. It's all about networking!
Looking for a job?
Summer hiring is underway for Ramah Camps and USY Programs.
You can learn more from Camp Ramah
and USY. Yes, the
weather will warm up again...someday. Want to post a job? Click here to find out how.
How Can a Conservative Jew Save the World?
Learn how and learn more by visiting the new Conservative Jewish Action
Center (CoJAC) page on the USCJ website. Find text studies, policy statements
and action ideas on issues related to Darfur, Immigration and the Environment.
Lo alekha ham'lakhah ligmor -- you don't need to do it all yourself
-- v'lo atah ben horin l'hibatel mimenah -- but you've got to do
your part.
Know a New College Student?
USCJ's KOACH program and Hillel are working together to help students make the transition from high school to college.
Tell KOACH by e-mailing koach@uscj.org! The Center for Conservative Judaism on Campus and Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life where the student is going to college and he or she will receive an invitation to an opening event at Hillel as well as information on KOACH programming and conferences..
Israel Resources
Our hearts are in the East...but in the meantime, visit our new Israel Resource page, with information on travel and study in Israel, updates on the political scene and links to other sites with helpful resources.
Conflict is a point of tension for each of us, but that doesn't mean it can't yield positive results. Learn about what Jewish tradition has to say regarding conflict and conflict resolution with this month's study packet and discover creative methodologies for individuals, communities and, dare we suggest, even nations. Learn more from our newest Study Packet, by Matt Plen of the Conservative Yeshiva.
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