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Kol Haneshama- With All We Are
During Friday night services at Biennial 2017, this was all too true for me and the nearly 6,000 other Reform Jews sharing in the joy of Shabbat. In the parts of the service when we collectively raised our voices in celebration of our heritage, our traditions, and our community and in parts when we continued our study themes from the week, Friday night services served as the culmination of my Biennial experience.
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Finding my Connection to Israel
Every time I have a chance to run a program or write a piece for NFTY, my mind immediately jumps to Israel. Not because I want all people to fully support Israel(I don’t always), nor tell people the simple stuff, like whether or not you should get fries on your falafel (which you definitely should).
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NFTY SOCAL: Looking for Lasting Change in Our World
This past weekend I traveled to JCA Shalom in Malibu, California for an amazing social justice kallah with NFTY SOCAL. From the first mixer of the night to departing on Sunday morning, I was absolutely floored by the engaged community that surrounded me.
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Ideas and Learning into Action
Earlier this month, teens from all across NFTY’s Northern region congregated at Mt. Zion Temple in St.
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Immigration and Leadership
Immigration reform has become an especially important topic this past year. The issue was a deciding factor in the election and gained President Trump many of his votes.
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NFTY North American Board’s Statement on the Attack of Reform Rabbis at the Western Wall
Last week, a group of 150 Reform Jewish leaders were attacked at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The group included Rabbi Rick Jacobs (Union for Reform Judaism), Gilad Kariv (Reform Movement in Israel), and Anat Hoffman (Israel Religious Action Center and Women of the Wall), alongside the Board of Governors of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
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Two regions, one community: The power of multi-regional events
Any NFTYite can tell you there is nothing more exciting than reuniting with your friends. There is something special about the jittery feeling in the pit of your stomach as you leave your regular routine of school to escape for 48 hours with your closest friends.
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A Weekend of Action at NFTY Texas-Oklahoma Region’s Na’aseh V’Nishma
I have always held the belief that NFTY is more than a few weekends a year spent with close friends. While that has been a crucial part of many people’s experience (including mine), what I experienced in NFTY-TOR this past weekend put an image to the notion of something deeper that underlies our movement.
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My Gender and Me
The first time I realized that my gender identity didn't fit into the binary scale that society has given us, I was scared to death. I had never met anyone who felt the way I did, and at one point I didn't even believe that my feelings were real.
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A New Lens for the Promised Land
As a young Jewish girl growing up in Seattle, I struggled with my connection to Israel. I had no Israeli relatives, I had never been there, and I was too young to understand what being pro-Israel meant.
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