President: Sivan Belkind
Executive Vice President: Nate Szmuilowicz
Outreach Vice President: Shayna Kamm
Communications Vice President: Liora Appel
8th Grade Representative: Nina Oldfield
Our Am Yisrael Youth Chapter is open to all members of our youth community in the congregation. We hope to provide our children and teens with many fun opportunities to spend time with their Am Yisrael peers beyond the classroom and Sanctuary settings. Youth Programming is available to all ages from 2nd Grade through senior year of High School, as follows:
Note: 5th Grade overlaps between both Chaverim and Gesher.
Our Am Yisrael 3rd-12th Graders can also participate as a part of CHUSY, affiliated with our national movement, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ).
AMUSY (8th-12th Grades) lounge nights are held at the synagogue on Wednesday evenings, immediately following SJS. Lounge nights include a kosher dinner. CHUSY incorporates synagogue youth chapters from Chicagoland, Milwaukee, Madison and Northwest Indiana.
Please save the following dates:
Facilitated by AMUSY
Facilitated by CHUSY
As part of the build toward involvement in AMUSY and CHUSY, we facilitate programs for our Middle School students. There are some times during the year when Gesher is invited to join the 8th-12th grades, which are noted below. Gesher Lounges include a kosher lunch.
Please save the following dates:
Facilitated by AMUSY
Facilitated by CHUSY
For our elementary school students (2nd-5th grades), we offer our Chaverim Group. Three Sundays each school year, Chaverim will take a field trip after SJS, which will include a kosher lunch. Past locations include The Painted Penguin and Nickel City in Northbrook, and Bowling in Wilmette and Buffalo Grove.
Please save the following dates in your calendars, all taking place on Sunday afternoons from 12:15 p.m.-2:30 p.m.:
Facilitated by AMUSY
Facilitated by CHUSY
USY is USCJ’s youth movement for Conservative Jewish teens across North America. For more than 70 years, USY has taught young Jews the values and skills they need to become exceptional leaders in their religious and secular communities. USY empowers youth to develop friendships, leadership skills, a sense of belonging to the Jewish People, and a commitment to inspired Jewish living through meaningful and fun experiences rooted in Conservative Judaism’s approach to learning, spiritual expression, and social responsibility. Through year-round programming and domestic and international travel opportunities, USY inspires in teens a deep sense of pride and love for their Jewish identity. To learn more, visit www.usy.org.
CHUSY covers the Chicago area as well as Madison, Milwaukee, and Northwest Indiana. CHUSY programs give Jewish teens a chance to learn and grow as a Jew and most of all to have fun with other Jews. Teens learn about Judaism and Israel, do social action projects, give tzedakah, and enjoy other social programming like bowling or just hanging out.
For more information about our Am Yisrael Youth Chapter (AMUSY, Gesher & Chaverim), please contact:
For more information about CHUSY, please contact:
Updated January 26, 2025 26 Tevet 5785