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.Jewish Standard, "Resurrecting Koach?" http://jstandard.com/content/item/resurrecting_koach
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.Jewish Standard, "Koach Closes" http://jstandard.com/content/item/27746 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.Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS), Press Release (January 28, 2014) 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."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 One of the first campus communities to join was Rutgers University.
List of Shabbatonim Masorti on Campus signature program is the Shabbatonim, an international student leadership conference. YearHost CampusLocationReference2014Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York City2015University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, Maryland2016Hofstra UniversityHempstead, New York2017Rutgers UniversityNew Brunswick, New Jersey2018University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia2019Columbia UniversityNew York City2020Brandeis University Waltham, Massachusetts
See also Camp Ramah Nativ College Leadership Program in Israel United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism United Synagogue Youth
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