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2020-2021 North American Board Elections Packet
Teen leadership is one of the highest priorities within NFTY. There are many opportunities, on local, regional and North American levels, to be involved in peer-to-peer and adult-teen leadership experiences.
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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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NFTY NAR: A Region That Stole My Heart
I didn’t expect to become so engulfed in my college community. But as the weekend drew near, and with it, a NFTY New York Area (NAR) event, I began to dread leaving my new home at college.
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Now is the time to show up, together.
As members of NFTY, we know so personally what it means to grow up in a synagogue. We’ve sung Oseh Shalom on a Friday night, swaying back and forth with our arms around new friends; we’ve danced at late-night Saturday night socials in temple social halls; we’ve slept curled up in sleeping bags at youth group shul-ins; we’ve read the Torah for the first time with shaky knees and wobbly voices at our home congregations.
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Apply to Be on the 5779 NFTY North American Cabinet
Interested in being more involved in North American work. Want to help guide NFTY’s priorities.
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NFTY North American Board’s Statement on Israel’s Nation-State Law
We can no longer stand idly by in the face of oppression. We call upon NFTY and the reform Jewish community to voice their critique of Israel, for the sake of true, critical Zionism, and to push Israel back into the sight of our vision for a democratic, pluralistic Jewish state.
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An Open Letter from NFTY on Israel
It has recently come to our attention that there was an open letter addressed to NFTY regarding our response to the events taking place in Gaza. The URJ and NFTY have been working hard to address the complexities of this issue.
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From a Lonely Existence to Inclusive Communities: Growing up With a Disability in the Jewish Community
By Ione Heigham | NFTY-NE NFTY Representative, NFTY-MVP Elect, Inclusion Task Force Member My mother tells me that she used to get a call from my elementary school nurse everyday of first grade. Each time I would claim to have terrible stomach pain or my arm hurt or I would think I had a cold.
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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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