KOACH's Two Minute Torah Podcast!
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
Slichot E-Shiur from the Conservative Yeshiva
The countdown begins...help fill your Elul with meaning with this e-shiur from the Conservative Yeshiva, appropriate all month long, but particularly for Selihot and the High Holiday season.
High Holy Day Resources
Shanah Tovah!! We wish you a sweet and wonderful New Year. KOACH is happy to
help make your High Holy Day season meaningful, uplifting and efficient with a variety of
resources which can play a role in your holiday preparation.
Free High Holiday Tickets
Project Reconnect, the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism's
Association for Alumni Programming,in partnership with NAASE, Women's
League For Conservative Judaism and Koach is joining with synagogues
throughout North America, Europe, South America and Israel to offer
free High Holiday tickets and home hospitality to young alumni in
need and those away from home during the High Holy Days, especially
those who have been involved with youth and young adult programs run
by the Conservative movement, including KOACH. For more information,
visit www.projectreconnect.org
An Invitation
Have you heard? Transformation is underway and your voice counts! The USCJ invites you to learn
more about the transformation process and share your thoughts about the future. Learn more at http://uscj.org/An_Invitation8367.html.
KOACH Shabbat 2010
Just around the corner...KOACH Shabbat 2010 It Isn't Easy Being Green: Building a Jewish Environmental Ethic...Nov 5-6...coming soon to a campus near you. Register your campus now!
2011 KOACH Kallah
SAVE THE DATE!! The 2011 KOACH Kallah will take place February 24-27 at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Watch for new programming models and exciting learning opportunities. Registration to open soon.
Update on Conversion Bill
We did it! Thanks to everyone who joined this campaign and helped to stop the Rotem Bill in its tracks. Our work towards a pluralistic Israel is not yet done, but we are heading in the right direction. Rav todot -- many thanks -- to you all.
Combating "Israeli Apartheid" Campaigns
Some days, the anti-Israel rhetoric on campus is more than you can bear. But you are not alone
— click here to read a United
Synagogue of Conservative Judaism resolution on "Combating 'Israeli Apartheid."'
Send Gilad Home!
June 25, 2010 will mark four years since the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit. Our tradition teaches that pidyon shevuyim (redeeming captives) is of paramount importance. What can you do? Keep Gilad Shalit in your thoughts and prayers all month long and spread the word. Join our yellow balloon campaign and let the world know, Gilad Shalit is not forgotten. Send your yellow balloons here and learn more.
Prevent Iran From Gaining Nuclear Weapons
A nuclear Iran is a danger to Israel. Click here to find out more, sign a petition and show your support.
B'kol Echad Clearance!
Sing your heart out! Get your vintage B'Kol Echad bentscher now. A new edition will be coming out this fall. Discounts on the beloved bright blue cover while they last. Click here to learn more.
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.
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!
» View the KOACH Apparel Store
Movement Within Conservative Judaism
The key part of the word Movement is incontrovertibly MOVE. Learn about the MOVEMENT in our Movement and transition at the USCJ. Have thoughts about the growth and development of Conservative Judaism? Post your reactions — we'd love to hear what you are thinking!
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.
Do you Tweet?
KOACH is now on Twitter! Keep up to date with us by following us on Twitter!
Study in Israel
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!
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.
Download
Download Jewish Conflict Resolution
You've got a computer. You've got an iPod. Now put
them to good, Jewish use at USCJ's new site of a collection of podcasts.
Learn more.
MERCAZ and Aliyah News
Curious about life in Israel? Click
www.linktoisrael.org
to learn more. Concerned about strengthening Zionist connections?
Click
www.mercazusa.org
to learn more.
Visit www.aliyah.org
and www.israelprograms.org
for exciting Israel opportunities.
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