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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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An Open Letter to the US Senate
I’m writing to you today as a representative of NFTY, the Reform Jewish Youth Movement. We are a movement of thousands of Reform Jewish teens, brought together by our faith and commitment to tikkun olam, the repair of the world.
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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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NFTY’s Statement on the Fatal Shooting of Parkland Survivors’ Father
Again and again, we are reminded that all that gun violence does is take. It takes the sanctity and safety of our communities, it takes our peace of mind in the places that are meant to be sanctuaries, and it takes our loved ones-- our people.
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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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NFTY Addresses Student on Student Sexual Violence: Join the Effort
Count 98 seconds. That is the amount of time between one sexual assault and another in the United States alone.
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Turning Words into Action through NFTY’s Sexual Violence Prevention Campaign
In this past year, NFTY and the URJ have begun turning words into action by passing two resolutions on sexual violence prevention: the URJ Resolution on Student on Student Sexual Violence in Schools, and the Resolution Affirming NFTY’s Stance on Preventing Sexual Violence.
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Let’s Commit to Ending Sexual Violence
Since 2001, April has been recognized as Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). This year, the Reform movement has asserted its position as a leader in sexual violence prevention work with the unanimous passing of NFTY’s Resolution Affirming Stance on Preventing Sexual Violence and the URJ’s Resolution on Student on Student Sexual Violence in Schools (co-sponsored by NFTY).
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