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
Yamim Noraim Skills Seminar
Even though the weather is just warming up, it's already time to plan for
the Yamim Noraim/High Holidays. KOACH is pleased to offer a very special
opportunity for students who will have High Holiday responsibilities on
their campuses. Join us in Chicago, August 12-14, 2008, for a Yamim Noraim
Skills Seminar. Workshops will cover both liturgical and thematic aspects
of High Holiday prep. Interested? Drop a line to Rabbi Elyse Winick,
KOACH Associate Director, to express your interest and request more details.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 9. Sign up today!!
Taglit-birthright israel
Taglit-birthright israel registration is coming soon!
Registration for Winter 2008-09 will open in early September. Send a note
to koachbirthright@uscj.org to join our 2008-09 Taglit-birthright
israel/KOACH mailing list.
Project Reconnect
Done with your last undergraduate class...ever? You may have to move out
of your dorm, but you don't need to move out of the Conservative Movement!
Visit the Movement alumni webpage at www.projectreconnect.org and learn
more about how to stay connected now that your college years (sniff) have
ended. And Mazal Tov!
Semester Abroad in Jerusalem
Looking to spend second semester abroad? Consider Discover Jerusalem: An Accredited Semester, a joint program of the Conservative Yeshiva and Hadassah College Jerusalem. The program will run from January to May 2009. and will offer 15-18 credits. For full information see the website, www.JerusalemSemester.org.
The MAROM Sustainable Development and Environmental Justice Academic Program
The Conservative Movement presents....a new study abroad option! A special track at
Ben Gurion University in Sustainable Development, presented in cooperation with the
Masorti Movement.
Click here for details!
KOACH Shabbat
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways....Count the Jewish ways with KOACH at this year's KOACH Shabbat, November 7-8, 2008. A Seal Upon Your Heart: Love and Romance in the Jewish Tradition offers a special opportunity to explore relationships and frame them in uniquely Jewish terms. Study materials will be available...or perhaps you'd like a rabbinical student to spend Shabbat on your campus. Click here to learn more.
2009 KOACH Kallah
Save the Date for the 2009 KOACH Kallah, February 26th - March 1st at the Brandeis-Bardin campus of the American Jewish University. Our scholar-in-residence will be Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, Dean of the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies at the American Jewish University. More information coming soon!
Know an Incoming College Freshman?
USCJ's KOACH program and Hillel are working together to help students make the transition from high school to college.
Tell KOACH! 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: http://hillel.kintera.org/koachcollegechoice.
USCJ Stand on Darfur
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism has recently voted in favor of targeted divestment in Sudan as a means of bringing pressure on the Sudanese government, in the hopes of halting the genocide there. Read the USCJ resolution here and explore ways of making a difference here or here.
Campus Conservative Minyan Leadership
Check out this new discussion group for Conservative minyan leadership on university campuses.
Jewish Job Listings
Looking for a job for next year? Your Jewish community needs you! Click here to explore our growing list of job opportunities, updated regularly.
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.
The KOACH Program Bank
Our new program bank is up and running.
Click here to access successful programs ranging from Bedouin tent
night to Interfaith Shabbat to Passover Ironchef. Feel free to submit a
program as well!
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.
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.
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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