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Why I Chose to Be in the Immigration Cohort at NFTY Convention
Every day, there are people around the world who aren’t safe and need help getting out of their country to safety. There are people who live where they live because of violence, gangs, and drugs.
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Speaking to the Next Leaders of the World at NFTY Convention
Speaking at NFTY Convention 2017 was an amazing experience. Looking out into the crowd and seeing all those faces caused me to step back and really appreciate this movement, where we invest so much of our time.
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Social Issues are Jewish issues
Earlier this week, I posted on social media pictures of two women I met while exploring Chicago before attending NFTY Convention 2017. I included the following text:.
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Honoring the Present and Celebrating the Future at NFTY Convention
As over 1000 Jewish teens, NFTY alumni, and youth engagement professionals gathered in Chicago last weekend, we did everything from singing together, exploring the city, and meeting new friends. NFTY Convention only happens every other year so we also take this time to honor the present and celebrate the future with a series of awards.
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How NFTY Convention Restored Our Spirits
Every week, we open our Torah and read the words written thousands ago. Think of the upheaval, the wars, the change that those words have witnessed.
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Discovering the Power of Music at NFTY Convention
Music, a universal language that knows no boundaries, and NFTY, a diverse community of Jewish teens from all across North America, came together last weekend in Chicago, IL at NFTY Convention, particularly at Shabbat morning services. As an active NFTY-MARite (Mid-Atlantic Region), I am used to services with fun music but until this weekend, I never realized how close music could bring people who live so far apart.
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Relationships Are at the Heart of Our Youth Engagement Work
When I first started my job as the songleader and director of youth engagement for Isaac M. Wise Temple in Cincinnati, OH, I saw the words “Director of Youth Engagement" and thought, “All right, so I’m running the youth group” – and that was a pretty terrifying notion.
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NFTY Alumni: Here’s How to Start Connecting!
Think back to your days in high school. Who were your friends.
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Teens Take the Lead: Reflecting on NFTY Convention and What Comes Next
Pulsing music. Cheering crowds.
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NFTY Asefah and Elections: The Outcomes
Last week, regional leaders from across NFTY’s 19 regions met at Temple Jeremiah outside of Chicago, IL to conduct the business of our movement. The General Board, comprised of the 19 NFTY regional boards, voted on key legislation, discussed NFTY’s direction, and elected next year’s North American Board.
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