Co-Presidents
Hey
everyone, its Kenny Fifer,
your 2004-2005 Co-President of KI USY. This upcoming
year is a crucial one for the future of KI USY. As the senior class,
the
youngest grade around when KI USY was formed six years ago, will be
graduating
in June 2005, it is of the most importance that more underclassmen get
involved
and start to take leadership roles in the chapter. Fortunately, we have
a very
strong and motivated Sophomore class next year, four of whom are on
the executive board. This year we will continue to reach out to the
younger
high school grades to ensure a good future for KI USY.
Our
other focus in the upcoming year will be Israel. All of you know the
situation in our homeland, and know that Israel needs our support
more than
ever. Too often people make ill-founded criticisms of Israel
and we
do not know how to respond. This year I hope to have Israel
teach-ins every month or so to ensure that our members stay updated on Israel’s situation and learn how to
respond when
they hear people criticize Israel
unfairly.
Overall
I am looking forward to a great year. We will carry over our successful
programs from 2003-2004 and add some creative ones as well. I can see
in
everyone a enthusiasm towards the upcoming year that has been absent at
the
start of previous ones. Feel free to contact me at any time to ask a
question
or just to talk. Have a good summer, and see you all soon.
Hi,
I’m Solomon Rosenberg, KI USY
2004-2005 Co-President. Let me tell you a
little about how I got here. I began at KI Religious
School in third grade, and joined USY, through KI, in seventh grade.
Since then I have held several positions on KI USY Chapter Board
including Israel Affairs, Programming, Executive Vice President this
past year. Along with my
co-president, Kenny Fifer, I hope to bring KIUSY back to the regional
prominence that it has enjoyed in the past.
Communications Vice President
Hi Everyone I'm Emily Berkowitz, your new
Communications VP. Communication
is a key aspect of every chapter; this year I am going to make
communications
at KI better then it ever has been. In the past year I’ve grown to love
USY
like no other and I want to share that love this year with so many new
people.
It is my promise that we will let everyone know about events going on
so they
can join in with the friendships and fun. I want everyone to experience
the
amazing feeling you get when spending quality time with your fellow
jews. USY
is an amazing organization. One in which I want everyone to fall in
love with.
This year as your KI Communications VP, I want us to succeed more then
ever and
make sure that everyone knows about the amazing events going on within
KI and
NERUSY. That’s
all for now folks
Emily
Berkowitz
Membership/Kadima Vice President
I'm
Pete Goodman, the Membership/Kadima VP for KI USY. I am a senior
at BHS, and a
projected Journalism major in college. I have been a part of USY for
the past 5 years and last year I was the Communication VP for KI USY.
This
year I would really like to see KI’s USY membership reach an all time
high, I
am willing to do everything in my power to make that happen. This year,
KI has
the potential to be one amazing chapter and Ii hope to get as many
people as
possible affiliated with everything KI and NERUSY have to offer. In the
summer
of 2004 I attended USY on Wheels. I am a Pisces and enjoy long walks on
the beach.
Israel Affairs/Programming Vice President
Israel,
the
home of our jewish people, and a state that has held a special place in
my
heart every since I was born. Through the past couple of years Israel
has been
through some of it's hardest times ever, and it's my hope and
obligation that I
can inform all of you about the current conflicts that are going on. If
we were
all aware of what our fellow people are going through then hopefully
each one
of us can take a little step in helping to rebuild peace in Israel.
My love
for Israel
is like no other and I want all of you to be able to share in that same
love.
Shelley
Etkin
Religion/Education
Vice President
Bruchim
HaBaim! Welcome KI USYers, new and old, to a new year of exciting and
educational programming from KI USY. This New Year will be in full
force, with
a new board and new ideas I am very honored to serve in this chapter.
My position for this
year is the position of “Religion and Education”
a very important seat for the
chapter. It focuses on the
Jewish and learning aspect of USY, to incorporate the religious element
into
our events. (Not just to carouse with friends, which is good, but to
learn
something too!)
I attend Maimonides, an
Orthodox Jewish day school in Brookline,
even though I am a conservative
Jew. I happen to know a lot about Judaism and feel that I have the
power and
ability to educate and to incorporate certain Jewish aspects into our
lives. By
supplying Divrei Torah, reviewing prayers, and keeping you informed on
holidays, I can prove a Jewish aspect into out lives. I look
forward to working with all of you.
Matthew Creighton
Social
Action/Tikkun Olam (SA/TO) Vice
President
Being your incumbent Social
Action/Tikkun Olam Vice President, I already have a
base from which to start from, and goals that I have not achieved yet,
which I
would still like to achieve. I know the works now, having been on RGB
as Social
Action Even Coordinator and a year at USY under my belt. Many good
things are
to come of this year, and the SA/TO aspect of KI will be a huge part of
it!
Noah
Schectman