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]
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]
Masorti on Campus signature program is an international student leadership conference.[7]
2014 | Jewish Theological Seminary of America (JTS) | New York City | |
2015 | University of Maryland, College Park[8] | College Park, Maryland | |
2016 | Hofstra University[9] | Hempstead, New York | |
2017 | Rutgers University[10] | New Brunswick, New Jersey | |
2018 | University of Pennsylvania[11] | Philadelphia | |
2019 | Columbia University | New York City | |
2020 | Waltham, Massachusetts |