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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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Teen-Adult Partnership: Stronger Together
Outside of NFTY, relationships between adults and teens can be rather one-sided. Whether it’s in politics, school, or extracurriculars, we often see adult leaders with the authority over their teen counterparts.
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Finding Differences and Similarities at the AIPAC High School Summit
In October, I attended the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) High School Summit to represent NFTY along with other leaders from around North America. Before attending the High School Summit, I didn’t know exactly what it would entail.
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How Growing Up Jewish in the Bible Belt Helped Me Find my Faith
I live in a very small town in west Tennessee, right in the middle of the Bible-Belt region of the United States. Growing up as the only Jewish kid for miles around definitely had its fair share of challenges.
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NFTY TOR: Big State, Louder Voices
Everything really is bigger in Texas: the Whataburger drinks, the spiders, the attitudes, the campfires (one of which literally lit up the sky Saturday night), the weather, the list I made after visiting NFTY TOR (Texas Oklahoma Region).
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NFTY SAR: The Place I Needed to Be
This past weekend, NFTY SAR (Southern Area Region) welcomed me into their community with open arms. Following the Pittsburgh shooting, I was scared.
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How I’m Taking Action After Pittsburgh (Even Though I’m Not Old Enough to Vote)
I believe that we are Stronger than Hate. If you do, too, and want to wear a necklace like the ones my friends and my communities are wearing, I hope you’ll order one and join me in channeling passion into action.
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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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Teen-Adult Partnership: Two Halves that Make our Region Whole
NFTY defines itself as a teen-led movement, for teens by teens, but behind every teen leader is an adult partner. Whether that adult is a parent, a youth advisor, a Rabbi or Cantor, or a regional Director, each youth-adult partnership has its own unique connection that helps it thrive.
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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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