Masorti on Campus explained

Website:masorticampus.org
Masorti On Campus
Founded Date: at JTS/Columbia University[1]
Founders:Eric Leiderman and Douglas Kandl
Area Served:North America

Masorti on Campus (MoC) is a student organization for Conservative Judaism (also known as "Masorti") on North American college and university campuses, working with Hillel and other Jewish campus life organizations.[2]

History

Masorti on Campus was launched in July 2013 by Eric Leiderman and Douglas Kandl in 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 .[5] One of the first campus communities to join was Rutgers University.[6]

List of Shabbatonim

Masorti on Campus signature program is an international student leadership conference.[7]

!Year!Host Campus!Location
2014Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS)New York City
2015University of Maryland, College Park[8] College Park, Maryland
2016Hofstra University[9] Hempstead, New York
2017Rutgers University[10] New Brunswick, New Jersey
2018University of Pennsylvania[11] Philadelphia
2019Columbia UniversityNew York City
2020Waltham, Massachusetts

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Jewish Theological Seminary - JTS to Host Masorti on Campus Student-Leadership Shabbaton . 2015-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150117125034/http://www.jtsa.edu/News/Press_Releases/JTS_to_Host_Masorti_on_Campus_Student-Leadership_Shabbaton.xml . 2015-01-17 .
  2. Jewish Standard, "Resurrecting Koach?" http://jstandard.com/content/item/resurrecting_koach
  3. Jewish Standard, "Koach Closes" http://jstandard.com/content/item/27746
  4. Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Press Release (January 28, 2014) Web site: The Jewish Theological Seminary - JTS to Host Masorti on Campus Student-Leadership Shabbaton . 2015-01-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150117125034/http://www.jtsa.edu/News/Press_Releases/JTS_to_Host_Masorti_on_Campus_Student-Leadership_Shabbaton.xml . 2015-01-17 .
  5. "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
  6. Web site: Masorti on Campus Shabbaton by Alex Hamilton '17 | Rutgers Hillel. 8 April 2014.
  7. Web site: Goldrich. Lois. Leaving institutional egos behind. 2020-07-02. jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  8. Web site: 2015-03-11. Masorti Shabbaton connects Jewish campus leaders. 2020-07-02. Mitzpeh. en-US.
  9. Web site: Palmer. Joanne. Being a Conservative Jew on campus. 2020-07-02. jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  10. Web site: Goldrich. Lois. Rutgers to host Masorti on Campus Shabbaton. 2020-07-02. jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. en-US.
  11. Web site: Kurl. Rachel. 2018-02-21. Shabbaton at Penn Draws National Participation. 2020-07-02. Jewish Exponent. en-US.