KOACH
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KOACH (from the Hebrew word "כח", meaning "strength") is the campus student organization for Conservative Judaism on many college and university campuses and in many Hillels in the United States and abroad.
It is a project of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.
The official website from KOACH is [1]
According to their website their mission is...
"KOACH provides college-age students the opportunity to maintain and develop connections to Conservative Judaism.
KOACH nurtures a love of Torah, the Jewish people, Israel and God through a variety of activities, including social, religious, educational, cultural and social action programs.
We seek to create a passionate Jew who is committed to the future of the Jewish people and the improvement of the world."
KOACH has a grant program, a newsletter and a yearly conference known as the KOACH Kallah. The 2007 KOACH Kallah will take place at the University of Pennsylvania, February 22-25. More information can be found at [2]. KOACH also runs its own Taglit-birthright trip every season. January's trip will take place from January 3-15, 2007. This winter, KOACH is also running a special Birthright track for students with Asperger's Syndrome. Registration is closed for the winter trip but visit [3] for more information.
[edit] See also
- United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
- United Synagogue Youth
- KESHER, the college outreach arm of Reform Judaism
- KEDMA, the college outreach arm of Orthodox Judaism
- Orthodox Campus Coalition, a student group at several, mostly northeastern U.S. universities, for Orthodox Jewish students
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