Posted on 07 February 2012. Tags: WRJ, Women of Reform Judaism
In 3 unbelievably short years I have transformed from an awkward, boring high school sophomore with few goals and not a lot tying me down to a confident, driven, passionate, inspired young man with a much stronger idea of who he is and what he wants to do with his life. And I have NFTY to thank for everything.
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Posted in Campaign for Youth Engagement, WRJ, NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial, NFTY President, NFTY North America
Posted on 11 January 2012. Tags: Biennial, judaism, Southwest, DC, URJ, Journey
Going into the event, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect other than what I had read on the schedule. I knew important people would be speaking, I had to dress professionally, and that this Phoenix girl was in for a big change of climate.
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Posted in NFTY-SW, NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial
Posted on 09 January 2012. Tags: judaism, Involvement, B'nai Mitzvah, affiliated, URJ, Biennial
This December, I got a chance to go to the NFTY Leadership Conference at the URJ Biennial. One thing that I learned really stuck with me. By confirmation, 10th grade, 65% of a B’nai Mitzvah class is no longer affiliated.
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Posted in NFTY-SW, NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial
Posted on 09 January 2012. Tags: Biennial, Future, URJ, judaism, leadership, Reform
Boarding the plane from Chicago to Washington D.C., I knew that I wasn’t going to any ordinary NFTY event. Sure, I had been to Mechinah and Convention earlier this year with hundreds of fellow board members and NFTYites from across the country, but this seemed different.
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Posted in NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial, NFTY-NO
Posted on 05 January 2012. Tags: Eisner, Biennial, winter institute, nfty-ne, savp, NFTY Board, Avra Bossov, nfty leaders assembly, north american board, Shaliach, nft, winter
Last week, I traveled to NFTY Northeast’s December Institute at URJ Eisner Camp, where I once again found myself thinking: “This is what it’s all about.”
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Posted in NFTY SAVP, Campaign for Youth Engagement, NFTY North America, NFTY Board, NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial, NFTY-NE, Regions
Posted on 28 December 2011. Tags: Biennial, Events, President, Obama, URJ
From the Campaign for Youth Engagement forum to President Obama’s speech to our day in Washington, DC, check out our video highlights from the amazing event that was the URJ Biennial!
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Posted in NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial, NFTY North America