Central Region of United Synagogue Youth

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.

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	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	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	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
NHUSY	Northern Hills USY	Cincinnati, OH	Northern Hills Synagogue
OHUSY	OHav Shalom USY	Cincinnati, OH	Congregation Ohav Shalom
ParkUSY	Park Synagogue USY	Cleveland, OH	Park Synagogue
STUSY	Shaarey Tikvah USY	Beachwood, OH	Congregation Shaarey Tikvah
BITUSY	Bnai Israel Toledo USY	Toledo, OH	Temple B'nai Israel
Dayton USY	Dayton, Ohio USY	Dayton, OH	Congregation Beth Abraham
CBSUSY	Congregation Beth Shalom USY	Oak Park, MI	Congregation Beth Shalom

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 Tzedakah, 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

Tentative 2008 - 2009 schedule:

• Camp CRUSY, Camp Wise, Burton, Ohio.
• Fall Boards, AIUSY
• Fall Kinnus, TBA
• Specialty Kinnus, TBA
• Regional Convention, TBA

International USY also holds a yearly convention during the holiday season, known as International Convention, or IC. Anaheim, California , will be the host of the 2007-08 International Convention. CRUSY's Pre-Convention will be held at Shomrei Torah in West Hills, California with Tzafon USY.

See also

• United Synagogue Youth
• Judaism
• Conservative Judaism
• United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ)
• KOACH, the college outreach arm of USCJ
• Zionism

External links

• CRUSY's Webpage