Welcome to NFTY MAR!
NFTY’s Mid Atlantic Region (NFTY-MAR) includes North Carolina (excluding Charlotte), eastern West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington DC. We work in partnership with Union for Reform Judaism affiliated congregations to provide meaningful Jewish experiences for middle and high school students.
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR NFTYX HANUKKAH LOCK IN
HOSTED BY RALFTY & DRTY YOUTH GROUPS IN RALEIGH, NC!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8TH 2023
REGISTER AT THIS LINK!
ARRIVAL/DROP OFF: Friday @ 5:30 PM
DEPARTURE/PICK UP: Saturday @ 9:00 AM
$18 Cost
Cost includs: Latke dinner, event admission, breakfast, event merch, and more.
Late arrival/early dismissal is allowed with the approval/notification of Hannah Demick, the RALFTY Advisor. Please email her if you have questions.
Open to all Jewish teens in grades 8-12.
Questions about the Hanukkah Lock In can contact Hannah Demick at Hdemick@urj.org
nfty-mar winter kallah registration is open!
Friday, January 12th – Monday, January 15th in virginia!
Our biggest event of the year NFTY-MAR Winter Kallah is coming up January 12-15th, 2024!
Registration is OPEN and moves to ‘if space available’ on January 3rd.
Register for NFTY-MAR Winter Kallah 2024 HERE!
Winter Kallah is a three night event open to any Jewish 8-12th graders from NC, VA, DC, and MD! Bus transportation is provided by NFTY for this weekend-long retreat. The retreat is held at the Airfield Conference Center in Wakefield, Virginia. It is a weekend full of new friends, grade-war competitions, teen-led Shabbat services, all teen-led programs, social action activities, leadership development, and so much more. We expect 100+ teens this year, and hope that you will be one of them!
REGIONAL CALENDAR
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Contact info
REGIONAL ADULT CONTACT:
Hannah Demick (She/her)
nftymar@urj.org
REGIONAL BOARD:
President: Sabrina Thaler
mar-president@nfty.org
Programming VP: Jared Dansky
mar-pvp@nfty.org
Membership VP: Sophie Christianson
mar-mvp@nfty.org
Religious & Cultural VP: Zoe Goldstein
mar-rcvp@nfty.org
Social Action VP: Leah Lipsitch
mar-savp@nfty.org
Communications VP: Magen Evers
mar-cvp@nfty.org
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