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Teen-Adult Partnership: Unpacking what Success Looks Like
What is the foundation of a fruitful partnership. What does a healthy relationship look like.
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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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L’Taken: Only A Start
Two years ago, when I was a sophomore, Analia and I were invited to join to join the Greene Family Camp delegation to the Religious Action Center’s L’Taken Social Justice Seminar in Washington D. .
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NFTY Remembers: Holocaust Remembrance Day
The Holocaust will forever be a sorrowful reminder for the Jews of our people’s oppression. For the Jewish community as a whole, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a time for reflection and action.
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A Weekend of Action at NFTY Texas-Oklahoma Region’s Na’aseh V’Nishma
I have always held the belief that NFTY is more than a few weekends a year spent with close friends. While that has been a crucial part of many people’s experience (including mine), what I experienced in NFTY-TOR this past weekend put an image to the notion of something deeper that underlies our movement.
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The Heartbreak of Texas: NFTY-TOR’s Response to Sutherland Springs
The recent shooting that occurred at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas has our nation in a state of shock and vulnerability. How could something like this happen in our country and in our world?.
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I Want to Know: Are Guns Allowed on Campus?
When looking at colleges, I looked at factors like the school’s scholarships, study abroad opportunities, Hillel atmosphere, and many other features as I tried to find my perfect fit. However, in a day in age where we often hear about shootings on college campuses, my friends and I found that we have to consider school’s safety policies that aim to keep students safe, policies like campus carry laws.
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Fighting The Blaze: NFTY’s Response to the Fires in Israel
These past few weeks in Israel, especially Haifa, have been filled with sadness and tragedy due to fires. Officials have cited arson and a perfect storm of natural circumstances, as cause for the many fires sweeping the small state.
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Why I Am Wearing Orange on June 2
Since living in Texas for the past twelve years, I've grown up with the concept of guns being in my friend's houses, being used by my neighbor on his yearly hunting trip, and being on display in a decorative glass box. Until I was thirteen, I didn't know what gun violence was.
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5 Words to Describe People Found at URJ Biennial
What are some words to describe myself at the URJ Biennial. Blessed.
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