CRUSY
Encyclopedia
CRUSY, more formally known as the Central Region of United Synagogue Youth is the governing body of United Synagogue Youth
, or USY, in Ohio
, Indiana
, Kentucky
, Michigan
, Western Pennsylvania
and West Virginia
.
For 2011-2012, the Regional Executive Board is as follows:
, or charity. Regionals, much heralded as the best convention, is held at a hotel, and encompasses all aspects of the other conventions, but the new Executive Board is elected and installed during the final convention.
A list of conventions during the 2007 - 2008 academic year:
2008 - 2009 schedule:
International USY also holds a yearly convention during the holiday season, known as International Convention, or IC. Philadelphia, will be the host of International Convention 2011.
United Synagogue Youth
United Synagogue Youth is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. USY operates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The goal of the movement is to bring Jewish teenagers closer to Judaism and Israel through learning and social interaction...
, or USY, in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center. Erie, Altoona, and Johnstown are its...
and West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
.
CRUSY Chapters
CRUSY is split up into 28 chapters throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia.| Name of chapter | Details of name | City | Synagogue |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACUSY | Akron USY | Akron, OH | Congregation Beth El |
| ADUSY | Adat Shalom USY | Farmington Hills, MI | Congregation Adat Shalom |
| Adat Shalom USY | Adat Shalom USY | Pittsburgh, PA | Congregation Adat Shalom |
| AIUSY | Adath Israel USY | Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's... |
Congregation Adath Israel |
| A2USY | A2 stands for Ann Arbor, MI | Ann Arbor, MI | Congregation Beth Israel |
| AGUSY | Agudas Achim USY | Columbus, OH | Congregation Agudas Achim |
| Derby USY | Derby as in the Kentucky Derby Kentucky Derby The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old Thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter mile at Churchill Downs. Colts and geldings carry... |
Louisville, KY | Congregation Adath Jeshurun |
| BAHM USY | Beth Ahm USY | West Bloomfield, MI | Congregation Beth Ahm |
| BGUSY | Ben Gurion USY | Pittsburgh, PA | Congregation Beth El |
| BMUSY | B'nai Moshe USY | West Bloomfield, MI | Congregation B'nai Moshe |
| BSUSY | Beth Shalom USY | Pittsburgh, PA | Congregation Beth Shalom |
| BuckUSY | Buck as in the Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports... |
Columbus, OH | Congregation Tiffereth Israel |
| ErieUSY | Erie, PA | Erie, PA | Congregation Brith Sholom |
| FLUSY | Flint, MI USY | Flint, MI | Congregation Beth Israel |
| GRUSY | Grand Rapids, MI USY | Grand Rapids, MI | Congregation Ahavas Israel |
| Indy USY | Indy, as in Indianapolis, IN USY | Indianapolis, IN | Congregation Beth-El Zedeck |
| JCUSY | Jewish Canton USY | Canton, OH | Shaarey Torah Synagogue |
| B*JUSY | B*nai Jeshurun USY | Pepper Pike, OH | Congregation B'nai Jeshurun |
| KAZUSY | Kalamazoo, Michigan USY | Kalamazoo, MI | Congregation of Moses |
| LEXUSY | Lexington, KY USY | Lexington, KY | Ohavay Zion Synagogue |
| NCUSY | North Cincy USY | Cincinnati, OH | Northern Hills Synagogue and Congregation Ohav Shalom |
| ParKUSY | Park Synagogue USY | Cleveland Heights, OH | Park Synagogue Park Synagogue The Park Synagogue, or Anshe Emeth Beth Tefilo, is a Conservative synagogue with campuses in Cleveland Heights and Pepper Pike, Ohio, suburbs of Cleveland. It is one of the oldest congregations in Ohio. Senior Rabbi Joshua Skoff began his 22nd year with the congregation in August,... |
| STUSY | Shaarey Tikvah USY | Beachwood, OH | Congregation Shaarey Tikvah |
| BITUSY | Bnai Israel Toledo USY | Toledo, OH | Congregation B'nai Israel |
| WBUSY | Wright Brothers, USY | Dayton, OH | Congregation Beth Abraham |
| CBSUSY | Congregation Beth Shalom USY | Oak Park, MI | Congregation Beth Shalom |
Regional Leadership
CRUSY has two types of boards, Regional Executive Board and Regional General Board. The Executive Board members choose the General Board members and oversee them throughout the year.For 2011-2012, the Regional Executive Board is as follows:
| Position | Officer |
|---|---|
| President | Ilana Kramer |
| Communications Vice President | Eric Yoffee |
| Israel Affairs Vice President | Nathan Immerman |
| Membership and Kadima Vice President | Ari Vandersluis |
| Religion and Education Vice President | Evan Kominsky |
| Social Action and Tikkun Olam Vice President | Maya Levine |
Conventions
CRUSY holds five conventions yearly. They are: Camp CRUSY, Fall Boards, Fall Kinnus, Specialty Kinnus, and Regional Convention. Camp CRUSY is a Jewish summer-camp experience, with other teens from the region. Fall Boards is a convention dedicated to leadership building within chapter boards. Thus, only chapter board members are allowed to attend. Fall Kinnus and Specialty Kinnus are very similar, as kids are hosted by families within the city that the convention is held, but during Specialty, more emphasis is put on TzedakahTzedakah
Tzedakah or Ṣ'daqah in Classical Hebrew is a Hebrew word commonly translated as charity, though it is based on the Hebrew word meaning righteousness, fairness or justice...
, or charity. Regionals, much heralded as the best convention, is held at a hotel, and encompasses all aspects of the other conventions, but the new Executive Board is elected and installed during the final convention.
A list of conventions during the 2007 - 2008 academic year:
- Camp CRUSY, Camp Wise, Burton, OH.
- Fall Boards, BITUSY
- Fall Kinnus, BGUSY
- Specialty Kinnus, BSUSY
- Regional Convention - B*JUSY
2008 - 2009 schedule:
- Camp CRUSY, Camp Wise, Burton, OhioBurton, OhioBurton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-History:Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement...
. - Fall Boards, AIUSY, (Included this year - Freshman Kinnus, a convention run parallel to Boards for only CRUSY Freshmen
- Fall Kinnus, NHUSY
- Specialty Kinnus, Derby USY
- Regional Convention, To be held at the Cleveland Airport Mariott Hotel
International USY also holds a yearly convention during the holiday season, known as International Convention, or IC. Philadelphia, will be the host of International Convention 2011.
See also
- United Synagogue YouthUnited Synagogue YouthUnited Synagogue Youth is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. USY operates in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The goal of the movement is to bring Jewish teenagers closer to Judaism and Israel through learning and social interaction...
- JudaismJudaismJudaism ) is the "religion, philosophy, and way of life" of the Jewish people...
- Conservative JudaismConservative JudaismConservative Judaism is a modern stream of Judaism that arose out of intellectual currents in Germany in the mid-19th century and took institutional form in the United States in the early 1900s.Conservative Judaism has its roots in the school of thought known as Positive-Historical Judaism,...
- United Synagogue of Conservative JudaismUnited Synagogue of Conservative JudaismThe United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism is the primary organization of synagogues practicing Conservative Judaism in North America...
(USCJ) - KOACHKOACHKOACH is the campus student organization for Conservative Judaism on many college and university campuses and in many Hillels in the United States and abroad. KOACH is a project of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism...
, the college outreach arm of USCJ - ZionismZionismZionism is a Jewish political movement that, in its broadest sense, has supported the self-determination of the Jewish people in a sovereign Jewish national homeland. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist movement continues primarily to advocate on behalf of the Jewish state...