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.
Upcoming Events:
NFTYx BEFTY Event – April 29th 4:00PM-8:00PM at Beth El Hebrew Congregation in Alexandria, Virginia. Open to any 7-12th graders! Come participate in mixers, social action projects, dinner, sundae bar, havdalah ceremony, and more!
Register here for MAR MITZVAH DAY NFTYx Event hosted by BEFTY
NFTY-MAR Virtual Spring Kallah – Saturday, May 12th
Part 1: 3PM-4:30PM
Mixers/ice breakers, roll call and business meeting for the region, Regional Board Election speeches and voting by youth group, finishing with the announcement of a complete board.
Part 2: 7PM-8:30 PM
Havdalah ceremony, song session, outgoing regional board speeches and inductions of incoming board, senior send off speeches/goodbyes, and more community bonding and hanging out afterwards.
Virtual Spring Kallah registration coming soon!
NFTY-MAR Regional Board Election & Candidacy Information is NOW available! See the information about running for a position and what the process looks like here.
Contact nftymar@urj.org with questions about any of the programs MAR is offering.
REGIONAL CALENDAR
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Contact info
REGIONAL ADULT CONTACT:
Hannah Demick (She/her)
nftymar@urj.org
REGIONAL BOARD:
President: Henry Barron
mar-president@nfty.org
Programming VP: Adam Burchell
mar-pvp@nfty.org
Membership VP: Sophie Christianson
mar-mvp@nfty.org
Religious & Cultural VP: Ella Weiss
mar-rcvp@nfty.org
Social Action VP: Sabrina Thaler
mar-savp@nfty.org
Communications VP: Naomi Kazden
mar-cvp@nfty.org
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