NERUSY

NERUSY is an acronym for the New England Region United Synagogue Youth region of United Synagogue Youth, or USY. NERUSY covers eastern New England including eastern Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island. The NERUSY Regional Director is Joyce Juda. The Regional Office is located in Newton, Massachusetts.
==Regional Board 2008-2009==
*President: Aaron Gillman
*Religion and Education Executive VP: Charlene Thrope
*Israel Affairs and Programming VP: Adam Briscoe
*Social Action and Tikun Olam VP: Becca Goldstein
*Membership and Kadima VP: Mike Zissman
*Communications VP: Corey Robins
==ChaptersBrowse Chapters in NERUSY ** USY Chapter Yellowpages==
Chapters are the smallest division of USY. Regions are composed of many chapters, and each chapter usually stems from a specific conservative synagogue. Each chapter has its own board, elected by the other USYers in the chapter at the end of each school year. The chapter Temple Reyim USY (TRUSY) won the International USY Award for "Best Chapter Communications" at IC 2007Temple Reyim USY - TRUSY.
Chapter Name/City	Synagogue
Massachusetts 	Massachusetts
Andover/Lowell 	Congregation Beth Israel</td>
Brockton 	Temple Beth Emunah
Brookline 	Kehillath Israel
Canton 	Beth Abraham
Chestnut Hill 	Temple Emeth
Chestnut Hill 	Congregation Mishkan Tefila
Framingham 	Temple Beth Sholom
Holliston 	Temple Beth Torah
Leominster 	Congregation Agudat Achim
Lexington 	Temple Emunah
Natick 	Temple Israel
Needham 	Temple Aliyah
New Bedford 	Tifireth Israel Congregation
Newton 	Temple Reyim
Newton Center 	Temple Emanuel
Peabody 	Temple Ner Tamid
Randolph 	Temple Beth Am
Sharon 	Temple Israel
Stoughton 	Ahavath Torah
Stoughton 	Ahavath Torah
Wayland 	Congregation Or Atid
Westboro 	Beth Tikvah
Worcester 	Congregation Beth Israel
Maine 	Maine
Bangor 	Congregation Beth Israel
Portland 	Temple Beth El
New Hampshire 	New Hampshire
Nashua 	Temple Beth Abraham
Rhode Island 	Rhode Island
Cranston 	Torat Yisrael
Providence 	Temple Emanu-El
Warwick 	Temple Am David
==Conventionshttp://nerusy.org/fliers/new_members_handbook.pdf==
*Encampment- A week at Camp Ramah in Palmer, MA at the end of August. It is considered the kickoff event of the new year.
*Spring Convention- A weekend long convention in May that includes the election of the new regional executive board.
== NERUSY Regional Song ==
We come from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine
Down south there's Rhode Island, she sure adds to our fame
We're known through the nation as the region with the zest
We are New England region, the region that is best
(President's name)'s little region has ruach ruach
(President's name)'s little region has lots of fun
(President's name)'s little region has spirit spirit
(President's name)'s little region is number 1
We sing all day, we sing all night
(President's name)'s little region is out of sight
This is our region, she is grand
This is our region, NEW ENGLAND!
President: Hey NERUSY how do you feel?
Everyone: We feel good. Oh we feel so good. Alright alright alright alright. Awesome awesome awesome awesome.
== References ==
==External links==
* NERUSY website
* USY website
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