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Never, Ever Stop Fighting: Parkland’s Haley Stav Addresses NFTY Convention
One year since my small town became synonymous with mass shootings and joined the ever-growing list of schools who had experienced gun violence. One year since I learned to despise Valentine’s Day displays at stores.
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The Tallitot Project: How URJ Camps Sent Support and Love to Parkland
This was shared during Shabbat morning services at NFTY Convention 2019 in Dallas. Bobby Harris, Director, URJ Camp Coleman On the evening of February 14, one year ago, texts, chats, and phone calls circulated throughout the URJ Camp Coleman and NFTY STR/SAR network.
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Who We Are as NFTY
At this weekend’s NFTY Convention in Dallas, TX, Reform Jewish teens from across the continent are coming together to make their voices heard and to act for positive global change – drives by our core Jewish values. So what makes us NFTY.
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Meet the 2019-20 NFTY North American Board Candidates
We're excited to share the candidates for the NFTY North American board 2019-2020, who will be elected at #NFTYConvention in a couple of weeks. Learn more about each NFTYite.
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Tetzaveh: What Priestly Garb Teaches Us About Leadership
Yes, at first glance, one could skim this parashat without missing nearly any major plot points of the Torah narrative. However, upon taking a closer look, this week’s parashat has a huge amount to teach us about leadership.
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What We Stand On, Who We Stand For & What We Bring to the Table
The Jewish people set out from Egypt: a group of refugees, a people of pain. Yet forty years later, a people of life arrive in Israel, a group filled with meaning and purpose.
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Planting Carob Trees: Our Responsibility to the Future
The Torah is this incredible document, this guidebook, this unification of the Jewish people. Comprised of epic tales of stealing birthrights, and stories of the heart-wrenching near-sacrifice of a young child at the peak of a mountain.
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Teen-Adult Partnership: Unpacking what Success Looks Like
What is the foundation of a fruitful partnership. What does a healthy relationship look like.
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Goodness, Pluralism & Partnership: How MLK Inspires the Reform Jewish Youth Movement
One way to honor of the excellence and courage of Martin Luther King Jr. is to reflect on the Jewish values that lead us on a path to justice.
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What You Need to Know About Title IX, and How You Can Help Protect It
Every day, we are protected by rules and guidelines that we may not even know exist. For many of us in high school and college, Title IX, an act that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in public education, affects our daily lives.
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