- United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ) is the primary organization of synagogues practicing
Conservative Judaism in North America. It closely works with theRabbinical Assembly , the international body of ConservativeRabbi s, theJewish Theological Seminary of America, and theZiegler School of Rabbinic Studies . [ [http://www.uj.edu/ziegler] ]History
The United Synagogue was founded in 1913 by Rabbi Dr.
Solomon Schechter on the principle that through cooperation they could both develop and perpetuate Conservative Judaism. [ [http://www.uscj.org/History6403.html From the Beginning...] ]Role and Description
The USCJ has over 800 congregations. The USCJ works in the fields of Jewish education, youth activities, congregational standards and action and Israel affairs, and published the magazine "United Synagogue Review".
Projects
The United Synagogue sponsors a youth group,
United Synagogue Youth (USY). There are chapters all over the United States and Canada.The USCJ sponsors
KOACH , the organization for Conservative Judaism on college campuses.The USCJ sponsors Project Reconnect. Project Reconnect seeks to reconnect alumni of USY, Atid, Koach, Nativ, the Conservative Yeshiva, Camp Ramah, the Solomon Schechter schools, the Leadership Training Fellowship, and other Conservative movement programs.
Project Reconnect's http://www.projectreconnect.org mission is to reinvolve, reinvigorate, and reconnect the very many Jewish adults who were touched by the Conservative movement’s programs for teenagers, college students and young adults.
ee also
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Conservative Judaism
*United Synagogue Youth
*KOACH , the college outreach arm of USCJ
*Jewish Theological Seminary of America
*Rabbinical Assembly
*Solomon Schechter Day School Association
*Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies External links
* [http://www.uscj.org The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism]
* [http://www.koach.org Koach - Conservative Judaism on College Campus]
* [http://www.projecreconnect.org Project Reconnect - identifies and attracts alumni of USY, Nativ, Koach, The Conservative Yeshiva, ATID, and related programs to reconnect with alumni and with USCJ.]
* [http://www.usy.org United Synagogue Youth]References
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