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NFTY-NO: The impact of Temple Youth Groups (TYG)
TYGs (Temple Youth Groups) work hard to create events for participants to enjoy. Their effort and passion is clearly evident in their planning process, outreach, and final product.
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NFTY-SW Social Action Poem
Julie Kline, NFTY-SW member, writes a poem on her feelings about Social Action in her region.
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NFTY Leaders Join the First Coalition of Jewish Teen Leaders
Last weekend, six leaders from across the NFTY world met in Boston for the first official summit meeting of the Coalition of Jewish Teen Leaders, an assembly that convened young leaders from NFTY, BBYO, and Young Judaea.
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Passion, Energy and Pie; The Keys to Philanthropy
On a sunny afternoon in 1999, my unit took a walk up the road out of camp. There was a farmer who lived near camp that operated a roadside fruit stand, and he had set up a small arrangement with camp where bunks would, as a small treat, be allowed to shop there one day a summer.
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Making it easier for LGBT Jewish kids to be open, honest
Sara-Jean Lipmen, Youth Programs Manager for NFTY-Southern California (SoCal), is interviewed in this great piece about LGBT acceptance.
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Human Divides: All Around Us, All Up To Us To Bridge
NFTY SAVP Avra Bossov reflects on the the difficulties each of us may face as we attempt to connect to those that may be different from us.
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NFTY-NO Social Action Newsletter
Every month I am planning on putting up a blog post to inform you of some social justice issues going on in our world today. Through this, I hope that you will be able to find and issue that you feel really passionate about and will inspire you to fight for change.
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Reflecting on Mitzvah Corps of the South
With the High Holy Days come and gone, and the New Year now fully underway, recalling your experiences of the past summer may be a challenge, unless your summer was an experience where you learned lifelong skills, made friends from all over the country and helped repair the world.
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Your Time to Lead: The Campaign for Youth Engagement
Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of Presidential Transition at the URJ, discusses his time in NFTY and how we can work together to engage the Jewish community.
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How the URJ Camps Prepared Me To Be A NFTY Leader, part 3
In honor of this month's URJ communication theme, "Focus on Youth," each of our NFTY North American Board members will be examining how their URJ camping experience shaped their Jewish lives and leadership styles. This Week we hear from Avra Bossov, NFTY SAVP, who grew up at URJ Camp Coleman.
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