Chag Sameach from a wintery Kutz Camp! With the dust from Biennial settling, and Chanukah coming to a close, we here at Kutz wanted to take a quick moment to reflect on the blessing in our lives that is the Kutz Alumni family. Our Kehilah was out in force at Biennial, with well over 250 alum in attendance, not including the additional 50 newer alumni participating in the NFTY Leaders Assembly! To see the sea of friendly, familiar faces, almost all proudly sporting our gorgeous “Kutz Alumni” pins, brought warmth to our hearts. In reflecting on this past summer, as [...]
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How the URJ Camps Prepared Me To Be A NFTY Leader, part 5
Concluding our series on the formative impact that URJ camping had in shaping the leadership of the North American Board, Forrest Yesnes, NFTY President, talks about learning to love Kutz Camp while embracing becoming a Jewish leader.
How the URJ Camps Prepared Me To Be A NFTY Leader, part 4
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 Liza Moskowitz shares her experiences at Greene Family Camp.
How the URJ Camps Prepared Me To Be A NFTY Leader, part 3
Originally posted on the NFTY Blog I spent my first week of summer camp at Camp Coleman, located in Cleveland, GA, as a facbrat, or child of a faculty member, in the summer of 2000. During that week, I received my first bee sting and visited the Cabbage Patch Kids factory (a Cleveland landmark). That week was all I needed to convince me to go back as a camper the following summer, followed by another 7 amazing summers feeling that Coleman spirit. Through Coleman, I have learned to songlead services, I visited Israel for the first time, I tie-dyed an [...]
How the URJ Camps Prepared Me To Be A NFTY Leader, part 2
Originally posted on the NFTY Blog When I first arrived at Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI)in 2005, I was a homesick adolescent, forced to spend two weeks of my summer in a different state from my parents, who I was sure saw some sort of benefit from kicking me out of the house. Leaving OSRUI almost six summers later, I can look back and say that the time that I spent at OSRUI was incredibly beneficial to my development as a leader and as a thinker.The Union for Reform Judaism’s camping system is one of the most meaningful [...]
How the URJ Camps Prepared Me To Be A NFTY Leader, part 1
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. First up, NFTY MCVP Taylor Lyles chronicles her journey from URJ Jacobs Camp to Kutz.
Gratitude
Our New NFTY/ Kutz Program Associate, Eli Cohn-Wein, shares some thoughts on gratitude during the days of reflection.
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