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Enrich your Jewish campus experience
KOACH helps you connect with your Jewish life on campus
College is a time of exploration and discovery. Campus
life will present you with a whirlwind of choices and challenges. Through
these experiences, you will begin to discover who you are and what you
believe.
KOACH can be an important part of this exciting time.
As Conservative Judaism's College Outreach Program, we help connect you
with your heritage, as well as with the Jewish community on your campus
and on campuses throughout North America and Israel.
The KOACH Student Steering Committee helps guide the
program to best reflect your needs. Working closely with your Hillel or
Jewish student organization, we encourage you to explore Judaism and
Jewish life, and to use these gifts in creating your Jewish identity.
Our Mission Statement...
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.
KOACH provides...
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The KOACH Creative Grants Program,
supporting religious, cultural, educational and social programs for
Conservative student groups across North America and Israel. |
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Our KOACH on Campus Newsletter, written
by and for students, with features on Jewish campus life. |
Conferences
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An annual International
Kallah (conference), bringing together students from dozens
of colleges and universities for a weekend of sharing, study and
good times. The 2005 Kallah takes place Feb. 23-26, 2005 at the
Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Some travel subsidies usually are available.
Regional conferences are rich opportunities to
learn from and with other students in your area. |
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The KOACH Learning Project, a unique
yearlong opportunity to study a common text with local friends and
college students around the world. |
Israel
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Israel programming includes short-term travel
and learning, programs for students returning from study abroad in
Israel and a connection with the Conservative/Masorti Movement in
Israel and the Conservative Yeshiva.
KOACH birthright israel--an
opportunity for first-time travel to Israel during winter break, at
no cost to participants. |
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A mailing list keeps you up to date on KOACH
travel and study opportunities, which in the past have included
programs in Germany, Poland, Cuba, Israel and even rehabilitating
low-income housing in the United States. |
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Campus programming can involve the KOACH
Faculty, young rabbis and rabbinical students able to work with you
to develop Conservative programming, serve as a resource for your
communities and visit campuses to help bring Shabbat to life. |
Online
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Use our extensive email, including a
KOACH listserver. To sign up, click
here. |
Conservative Movement
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We are a clearinghouse for speakers and
materials offered by the Conservative Movement. |
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Programs are offered for students spending a
year or semester in Israel, through our Center on Campus Program
based at the Shirley and Jacob Fuchsberg Center for Conservative
Judaism in Jerusalem. |
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