-
NFTY-STR: December Social Action Update
One of the greatest things in the SAVP network, the thing that unites us all besides our love for social action, is the SAVP 2012-2013 Monthly Action Theme Calendar. Each month is assigned a monthly action theme.
Continue reading -
Camp Jenny: The Satisfaction of Volunteering
One evening this past year at Camp Jenny, I was saying goodnight to my campers. Anaiia was the last camper I said goodnight to.
Continue reading -
NFTY-STR: Jake’s NFTY Journey
On June 24, 2012, I began what would soon be the biggest milestone in my Jewish journey. Not knowing that I would have any other NFTYites on my flight, I luckily ran into 3 familiar, smiling faces.
Continue reading -
Mechina and Kutz: A Summer of Regional Board Leadership
I made sure I had packed everything. I wanted to be completely ready for my long overdue return home - URJ Kutz Camp.
Continue reading -
Jacob’s NFTY Journey
My first NFTY event was at a temple in Boca Raton, FL, which, coincidentally, was actually where my final NFTY event in the Southern Tropical Region was. It's funny how things come full circle.
Continue reading -
Inspiration from my NFTY Giants
I love the movie Big Fish. Tim Burton often relies on a gothic style over true substance, and I’m usually not his biggest fan.
Continue reading -
Experiencing Camp Jenny
By Avra Bossov, NFTY Social Action Vice-President 2011-2012 “There’s more to see than can ever be seen; more to do than can ever be done.” – Circle of Life, Lion King Goodbyes are hard. Goodbyes mean something is ending and another thing will replace it; that it is time to move on whether or not.
Continue reading -
You Don’t Need a Title to be a Songleader
By the time I came home from my first summer in the songleading major at the URJ Kutz Camp in 2007, I knew that I had found my passion in songleading – songleading and Jewish music had become as important to me as the air I breathe.
Continue reading -
Former NFTY-STR & Camp Coleman Staff Member uses his Experience to Excel in Business
After spending his formative years at Shwayder Camp in Denver, CO, Jason Freedman came to work for NFTY-STR and Camp Coleman in Fall of 2003 and stayed until Spring 2006. During his time as Regional Advisor, the region grew steadily in membership and attendance at events.
Continue reading -
Love: Isn’t That What This is All About?
On Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, the state of North Carolina enshrined bigotry, ignorance, and hatred into their constitution. Many adults who hold the power to vote abused this opportunity by deciding to hurt others to protect their own feelings of morality.
Continue reading