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USY Graduates Leave for Year in Israel
One hundred and sixteen recent graduates of United
Synagogue Youth departed at the beginning of September
for Israel. As part of USY’s NATIV College/Leadership
Program, they will spend the next nine months studying,
touring, volunteering, and learning new leadership
techniques. USY is the high school affiliate of The
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
According to Jules Gutin, Director of United Synagogue
Youth, this is the largest NATIV group in the program’s
28-year history. In fact, since September, 2003 Nativ
enrollment has more than doubled. Mr. Gutin added that
this follows a very successful summer, where the enrollment
in USY Israel Programs topped 400 participants and
staff.
This year’s NATIV students come from 21 different
states and 2 Canadian provinces. From September through
mid-January, students have the option to pursue academic
studies at the Rothberg School for Overseas Studies
of the Hebrew University, study Jewish texts at the
United Synagogue’s Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem
or take an intensive Ulpan. After winter break, students
may live and volunteer on a Kibbutz or they may serve
as volunteers in an Israeli Community.
The leadership training aspects of the program
have enabled many NATIV graduates to assume leadership
positions throughout the North American Jewish
community.
Several
have become rabbis, while others have gone on
to careers in Jewish youth work. Still others have
risen to lay
leadership positions in their synagogues and
regions
or have made Aliyah. Over half of the staff members
on USY programs this past summer were graduates
of NATIV.
For more information about NATIV check out www.nativ.org
or contact Nahum Binder, USY’s Central Shaliach,
at 212-533-7800, ext. 1118, or e-mail nativ@uscj.org.
The recent graduates from CRUSY who are in Israel
on NATIV 28 are Adam Berman - Tifereth Israel,
Columbus, OH; Rebecca Federman – B’nai
Israel, Toledo, OH; Jake Karp - Beth El, Pittsburgh,
Dana Leavitt -
Shaarey Tikvah, Beachwood, OH; Melody Mostow
- Beth El, Pittsburgh, PA; Jessica Reiser -
Adath Israel,
Cincinnati, OH; Avia Rogozen - Bnai Jeshurun,
Pepper Pike, OH; Molly Rosenberg - Bnai Jeshurun,
Pepper Pike,
OH and Danielle Weiss - Shaarey Tikvah, Beachwood,
OH.
Registration
for Taglit-Birthright Israel: KOACH
Taglit-Birthright Israel is open to high school graduates
between the ages of 18-26 who have either never been
to Israel or not been on an peer oriented trip of
more than five days. Other restrictions may apply.
Send
a note to koachbirthright@uscj.org to join our 2009-10
Taglit-Birthright Israel/KOACH mailing list.
For more information, visit the Koach website at
http://koach.org/birthright.htm today!
CRUSY
Tefillin Bank
CRUSY is looking for donations
of Tefillin to be used by USYers at conventions throughout
the year. All CRUSY Conventions include daily morning
and evening davening, but unfortunately, not all
of our USYers are able to bring Tefillin for morning
minyan. Help us educate our youth about Tefillin
and in doing so, further the observance of this important
mitzvah. Your contribution would be greatly appreciated.
Please send your Tefillin to the CRUSY office along
with your name and address so that we can acknowledge
your generous contribution.
Send
a Kid to CRUSY Campaign
It costs a lot to raise a Jewish teenager. Ideally, every teen in our
region should be a member of USY or Kadima and attend every event. Each
year we are faced with rising costs for food, lodging and transportation.
Consequently, the cost of events rises as well. The Send a Kid to CRUSY
Campaign offsets these costs and supports our youth. Through your generosity,
over $12,000 has been raised for SEND A KID TO CRUSY since the fund was
created four years ago. Your contributions help subsidize Shabbat weekends
with ruach, everlasting Jewish memories and making lifetime friends.
Send
a Kid to CRUSY acknowledgments can be sent at your
request for any occasion. For more information,
please contact Arlyne Bochnek at the CRUSY office:
216-751-0606
USY
REGIONAL CONVENTION
March
27-30, 2008
Over 150 USYers participated
in the CRUSY Regional Convention at the
Holiday Inn in Strongsville, Ohio near
Cleveland. Congratulations to the following
award winners:
- CRUSY
Chapter of the Year: BUCKUSY- Tifereth Israel,
Columbus, OH
- CRUSY
USYer of the Year: Aviva Rogozen from Bnai Jeshurun,
Cleveland, OH
- CRUSY
Most Improved Chapter: AIUSY- Adath Israel, Cincinnati,
OH
- General
Boarders of the Year: Shira Rascoe- from BGUSY
(Beth El, Pittsburgh), Seth Rau from NHUSY (Northern
Hills, Cincinnati)
- Polster
Award: Nathaniel Wiznitzer- from Bnai Jeshurun,
Cleveland, OH
We
also want to congratulate the newly elected Executive
Board along with the chapters they represent:
- President:
Jacob Hutt- Shaarey Tikvah, Cleveland, OH
- Comm.
VP: Josh Siegal- Bnai Jeshurun, Cleveland, OH
- Israel
Affairs VP: Ittai Eres- Ohavay Zion, Lexington,
KY
- Membership
VP: Todd Siegal- Park Synagogue, Cleveland, OH
- Rel/Ed
VP: Ben Amchin- Derby USY, Lousiville, KY
- SATO
VP: Shira Rascoe- Beth El, Pittsburgh, PA
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