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United Synagogue Youth (USY) is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ).〔(United Synagogue Youth )〕 The goal of the movement is to bring Jewish teenagers closer to Judaism and Israel through learning and social interaction. The organization was founded in 1951, under the auspices of the Youth Commission of what was then the United Synagogue of America.〔 USY operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Uganda, spanning 300 chapters. It is estimated that there are between ten and twenty thousand USY members - known as USYers - as of January, 2014. Kadima (Hebrew for "Forward"), the pre-USY program has a membership estimated to be approximately five thousand. USY is available to Jewish high school students, and Kadima is available to Jewish kids in grades 6th-8th, and even 3rd-5th in some locations. Food served at USY programs is kosher and the organization is Shabbat-observant. USY holds daily services, performing them with ''ruach'', or spirit, expressed through singing and dancing. ==History== In 1948, Beth El synagogue in St. Louis Park, Minnesota started the first USY chapter. Its purpose was to provide for the social and spiritual needs of its teens. Soon, other synagogues began following suit. In 1951, USY became formalized nationally and held its charter convention, which brought together over a thousand USYers. In the few years that followed, almost all of the modern regions became shaped. In 1961, USY launched its inaugural ''USY on Wheels'' summer bus tour across the U.S. In 1964, Kadima was officially created as a separate entity for pre-USY-age kids, who would go on to join the high-school age USY program. In 1979, USY established the Abraham Joshua Heschel Honor Society. Named in honor of prominent rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, the Honor Society would further encourage USYers to learn more about Judaism and the observance of Mitzvot. In 2010, USY and NOAM Olami began their joint biannual leadership conferences. In 2011, attendees to the International Convention in Philadelphia set the Guinness World Record for the most dreidels spinning simultaneously.〔(Dreidel World Record )〕 In 2014, USY launched the ''USY Mission to Cuba'' and ''TivnUSY'' summer programs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「United Synagogue Youth」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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