Kesher

KESHER should not be confused with various U.S. synagogues incorporating the word Kesher into their names.

KESHER (from

Its directors included Paul Reichenbach (-1995), David Terdiman (1995-7), Rabbi Jonathan Klein (1997-2000), Rabbi Andrew Davids, Rabbi Marc Israel, Lisa David (-2006); Nicole Rand was the latest acting director. There had been two program associates and an Israeli shaliach.

KESHER worked with organizations like Hillel to create Reform Jewish programs on campuses across North America. They were a member of the Israel Campus Coalition and sponsored the Argentina Ambassadors trip. KESHER also hosted a Leadership Training Seminar during the spring semester, coordinated by members of the KESHER Student Leadership Council. This council was made of 6-7 junior and senior students who applied each year for one or two terms (a school year). Through its (now-defunct) website the group disseminated many documents describing the connection between Reform Judaism and North American Jewish youth.

Union for Reform Judaism
KOACH, the college outreach arm of Conservative Judaism
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Hillel, a larger, non-denominational Jewish campus movement
Orthodox Campus Coalition, a student group at several, mostly northeastern U.S. universities, for Orthodox Jewish students
Kesher, A Journal of Messianic Judaism, a theological journal on relevant topics in Messianic Judaism

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Organizations	Chabad on Campus Hillel KOACH KESHER Orthodox student groups

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