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Dream Street Mississippi Changes Lives of Campers and Jewish Teens

Dream Street Mississippi Changes Lives of Campers and Jewish Teens

Originally posted on the URJ Henry S. Jacobs blog. Camp Dream Street is a week-long residential camp program for children with physical disabilities. The camp is sponsored by the Henry S. Jacobs Camp, and counselors for the camp are drawn from the teen members of NFTY’s Southern Region. Could I Really Make This Work? by [...]

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NFTY-SO: Fall Conclave, Planning and Production

The day finally came when 143 NFTY-Southerners would be driving arriving at Temple Israel in Memphis, TN. I was ready for the weekend to begin but nervous at the same time because being the chairperson of an event like this was something that I had never done before.

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Taylor Lyles and Joey Falk

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.

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