Masorti on Campus
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| Founded | July 2013 at JTS/Columbia University[1] |
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| Founders | Eric Leiderman and Douglas Kandl |
Area served | North America |
| Affiliations | Masorti/Conservative Judaism |
| Website | masorticampus |
Masorti on Campus (MoC) is the grassroots student organization for Traditional-Egalitarian, Conservative Judaism (also known as "Masorti") on North American college and university campuses; working with Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life and other Jewish campus life organizations.[2] MoC connects students and Jewish professionals from different campuses through a range of forums to share ideas for building and strengthening progressive Jewish communities.
History
Masorti on Campus was launched in July 2013 by Eric Leiderman and Douglas Kandl as a direct grassroots response to the closing of Koach by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.[3] Gaining the support of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS), MoC began its campaign to create a network for existing campus communities. In February 2014 the Seminary, along with Columbia University, hosted a student leadership conference.[4] In order to further connect students and build new communities Masorti on Campus announced a second conference with an expanded reach; speakers included the President of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.[5] One of the first campus communities to join the grassroots effort was Rutgers University.[6]
See also
- Ramah Camping Movement
- Mechon Hadar
- Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel
- United Synagogue Youth
- Orthodox Jewish student groups
External links
References
- ^ http://www.jtsa.edu/News/Press_Releases/JTS_to_Host_Masorti_on_Campus_Student-Leadership_Shabbaton.xml
- ^ Jewish Standard, "Resurrecting Koach?" http://jstandard.com/content/item/resurrecting_koach
- ^ Jewish Standard, "Koach Closes" http://jstandard.com/content/item/27746
- ^ Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Press Release (January 28, 2014) http://www.jtsa.edu/News/Press_Releases/JTS_to_Host_Masorti_on_Campus_Student-Leadership_Shabbaton.xml
- ^ "Masorti campus Shabbaton has sign-ups." Cleveland Jewish News. December 1, 2014 http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/national_news/article_413014c4-799c-11e4-a909-ebee17d9dfe1.html
- ^ http://www.rutgershillel.org/masorti-on-campus-shabbaton-by-alex-hamilton-16/
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