CRUSY

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 Heights, 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
2008 - 2009 schedule:
* Camp CRUSY, Camp Wise, Burton, Ohio. 
* Fall Boards, AIUSY, (Included this year - Freshman Kinnus, a convention run parallel to Boards for only CRUSY Freshmen
* Fall Kinnus, NHUSY
* Specialty Kinnus, Derby USY
* Regional Convention, To be held at the Cleveland Airport Mariott Hotel
International USY also holds a yearly convention during the holiday season, known as International Convention, or IC. Washington, DC, will be the host of the 2008-09 International Convention.
==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
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