Come and see what USY / KADIMA can offer you:
USY is an international youth organization for Jewish teenagers throughout the world. It is sponsored by the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. USY offers many programs through our local chapter, Region, and International Region.
USY has two separate age levels:
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Kadima (grades 6 – 8)
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USY (grades 9 –12)
More Youth Info:
> Youth News
> Billion Tree Campaign
> SJC Scholarship
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Hey Temple Sha’aray Tzedek family! My name is Steven Resnick and I am the new Youth Director at Sunrise Jewish Center. I would love to take this opportunity to tell you about myself. I was born in New Jersey and moved to Florida when I was about 4 years old. Some could say I have spent my entire life involved with the youth directive.
My grandparents were advisors in the Hagalil region of USY in the very early 1960s (when they become indirect staff members of now International Youth Director Jules Gutin) before they developed their youth careers and became active on the regional level. My mother then followed in her parent’s path and became the advisor in Hightstown, NJ during her first year of college. She continued as an advisor through about 3 more chapters, before becoming more involved in the region with my father. After moving to Florida and starting a family, my mother is now the Sub-Regional Youth Commission Chairperson for the Mercaz sub-region of HaNegev.
Upon moving back to Orlando from Austin,TX where she graduated from the University of Texas-Austin, my sister continued the family tradition and became the advisor of COSUSY in Orlando, where she elevated the chapter to achieve such high honors as “Hanegev Chapter of Excellence” twice and last year won the “International Chapter of the Year” for USY. After being active in USY during high school, I graduated and moved onto Jacksonville University. The summer between my senior and freshman years, I was asked to staff Kadima at Hanegev’s first ever Encampment. This event opened my eyes to how these youth groups really bring a community together. Upon entering my second year in college, I became an advisor for Jacksonville Jewish Center and remained there for about 2 more years.
During my staffing tenure, I have amassed a ridiculous amount of experience in our region by staffing a combined 5 Sub-Regional Conventions, 4 Regional Conventions, 3 Hanegev Encampments and 2 International Conventions. I am thrilled to become part of the Sunrise Jewish Center family, where the youth are becoming more and more involved in the chapter, regional and international levels. If you have any questions, concerns or would just like to talk, you can either email me at SJCYouthDirector@gmail.com or call me at 407.310.5410. Shalom Ahava!