Movement Partners
Movement Partners
Movements have many members, and our Conservative/Masorti Movement is replete with dozens of working parts, all known by their acronyms or abreviations.
Formed to conserve tradition, the Movement views halakhah - Jewish law- as both binding and evolving throughout history, with its approach to understanding law as an authentic continuation from the time of the Sages.
Known as Masorti outside North America. Masorti means "traditional."
Many Conservative Organizations Use the burning bush or flames in logos.
All support The Jerusalem Program.
Your support of our MERCAZ-Canada slate supports all of the organizations listed below.
Organizations
Cantors Assembly
(CA) Cantors Assembly - serves Cantors and congregations within the Movement and promotes the
profession of the Cantorate. https://www.cantors.org
CCCS
(CCCS) Canadian Council of Conservative Synagogues - created to build a community of Canadian
Conservative synagogues and strengthen the Movement within Canada. https://canadianccs.weebly.com
CFMJ
(CFMJ) Canadian Foundation for Masorti Judaism - supports the work of the Masorti Movement in
Israel. The Foundation raises funds to support programs in Israel through the Movement, its
kehillot, and institutions. https://www.masorti.ca
FJMC
(FJMC) Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs - with more than 250 men's auxiliaries, FJMC's mission is to
involve men in Jewish life through leadership, innovation, and community by bringing value and
meaning to the lives of Jewish men and their families. https://www.FJMC.org
JEA
(JEA) Jewish Educators Assembly - promotes excellence among educators by advancing professionalism,
encouraging leadership, pursuing lifelong learning, building community, and strengthening the
Movement. https://www.jewisheducators.org
JYDA
(JYDA) Jewish Youth Directors Association - assists the development of professionals in youth work.
JYDA is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of this profession. JYDA provides training
and develops programs and materials. https://www.jyda.org
Masorti Foundation
Masorti Foundation - supports the work of Israelis in building a Judaism that preserves observance
and tradition while recognizing how modern life in Israel is lived. The Foundation is the US
counterpart to CFMJ. https://masorti.org
Masorti Movement in Israel
Masorti Movement in Israel - a traditional and egalitarian movement that supports the work of
Israelis in strengthening Judaism to preserve observance and tradition while recognizing how modern
life in Israel is lived.
Masorti Olami
Masorti Olami - aka World Council of Synagogues, the formal representative in the WZO of Masorti
synagogues and programs around the world and the philanthropic organization promoting the growth &
development of Masorti Judaism in Europe, South America & other areas outside of North America &
Israel. https://masortiolami.org
MERCAZ
MERCAZ - the Zionist arm of the Movement. MERCAZ is an acronym for Movement to Reaffirm Conservative
Zionism. MERCAZ means centre in Hebrew, indicating Zionism is central to Conservative/Masorti
Judaism. MERCAZ affiliates exist in countries and regions around the world.
MERCAZ Olami
MERCAZ Olami - the worldwide arm of the Movement's Zionist organizations. MERCAZ advocates at the
WZO and JAFI for funds on behalf of the Movement in Israel and around the world. https://mercaz.masortiolami.org
NAASE
(NAASE) North American Association of Synagogue Executives - the association serving professional
needs of executives of movement synagogues. https://www.naase.org
Rabbinical Assembly
(RA) Rabbinical Assembly - the international association of Conservative rabbis, a major force
shaping the ideology, programs, and practices of the Movement. The RA publishes Movement texts and
administers the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards for the Movement. It also serves the
professional and personal needs of its membership, and coordinates the Joint Placement Commission. https://www.rabbinicalassembly.org
USCJ
(USCJ) United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism - the network of Movement kehillot in North America,
working with its partners to articulate and disseminate a Conservative approach to Judaism. https://www.uscj.org
USY
(USY) United Synagogue Youth - the Movement youth group within North America, with Kadima for
pre-teens. https://www.usy.org
WLCJ
(WLCJ) Women's League for Conservative Judaism - a network of individual members and synagogue
women's groups supporting understanding and perpetuation of Conservative/Masorti Judaism, and
reinforcing the connection to synagogue and community, Israel, and Jews worldwide. https://www.wlcj.org
World Council of Synagogues
World Council of Synagogues - aka Masorti Olami, the formal representative in the WZO of Masorti
synagogues and programs around the world and the philanthropic organization promoting the growth &
development of Masorti Judaism in Europe, South America & other areas outside of North America &
Israel. https://masortiolami.org
Educational Institutions
AJU
(AJU) American Jewish University - a merger of the University of Judaism and Brandeis-Bardin
Institute, the university, based in Los Angeles, CA, provides undergraduate and graduate studies, as
well as summer programs for youth and young adults. AJU is home to the Ziegler School of Rabbinic
studies. https://www.aju.edu
Conservative Yeshiva
(CY) Conservative Yeshiva - a Jerusalem yeshiva devoted to study of traditional text within the
framework and openness of Conservative Judaism, and encouraging torah lishma, through a synthesis of
traditional and critical methods. https://www.conservativeyeshiva.org
Zacharias Frankel
(Frankel) Zacharias Frankel Rabbinical College & School of Jewish Theology - created in 2013, in
Berlin, to train a new generation of Movement leaders, rabbis, and cantors.
https://www.juedischetheologie-unipotsdam.de/de/an-institute-und-kooperationen/frankel
Camp Ramah Canada
(RAMAH) Camp Ramah - the camping arm of the Movement with overnight and day camps in North America and Israel. Camp Ramah in Canada is located in Ontario's Muskoka region near Bracebridge, about 150 km north of Toronto. In addition, Ramah Israel runs congregational and school trips and a high school semester program. https://campramah.com
Schechter Institute of Judaic Studies & Rabbinical School
(SRS) Schechter Institute of Judaic Studies & Schechter Rabbinical School - located in Jerusalem,
Schechter provides a rabbinical school, graduate studies, leadership programs, and research
institutes in multiple disciplines within Judaism. https://schechter.edu
Seminario Rabinico Latino Americano Marshall T. Meyer
(Seminario) Seminario Rabinico Latino Americano Marshall T. Meyer - located in Buenos Aires, the
Seminario provides a Jewish center to Latin America, training rabbis, teachers, chazanim, educators,
and volunteer leaders, and builds community development and interfaith dialogue. https://www.seminariorabinico.org
Solomon Schechter Day Schools
(Schechter) Solomon Schechter Day Schools - the network of Movement day schools working together to
advance techniques and collaboration, and providing connection, programs, professional development,
and advocacy.
TALI
(TALI) a Hebrew acronym for “Enriched Jewish Studies,” TALI is a network of schools providing a
pluralistic Jewish Studies program to tens of thousands of schoolchildren throughout Israel. TALI is
sponsored by the TALI Education Fund (TEF), which is authorized by Israel’s Ministry of Education. https://schechter.edu/programs/tali/