NFTY

The creators of Spiderman said it best: “With great power comes great responsibility.” The power of influence is one that can not be taken lightly, under any circumstances.

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Because of Mark and Peachy Levy’s generosity, more than 20,000 young people have been afforded the opportunity to attend NFTY events, travel to Israel, and enjoy exciting summer camping experiences. However, perhaps their greatest gifts are the time and passion they have dedicated to creating the canvas for immersive, meaningful, and transformative Reform Jewish experiences in which to be created.

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Recently, NFTY-SWites spent their Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend helping the community for NFTY Southwest’s Social Action Weekend. From face-painting to go-carts and everything in between, NFTYites had an incredible, fun-filled weekend.

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I have two sons in NFTY — Clay is a senior, and Kenny is a junior. With Social Action Weekend 2013 now history and Clay in his senior year, it feels quite bittersweet. This Spring Kallah will bring the end of a very meaningful chapter in his life.

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Ever since I was a little girl, people have complimented my smile. I got paper plate awards at camp which said “most likely to always be smiling.” One of my friends mom’s called me Smiley until I was almost twelve years old. Looking through family pictures, there’s always a smile on my face. It wasn’t until this past weekend though, that I realized how much something as simple as a smile could do.

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At NFTY-SW’s Fall Kallah, we tackled a tough issue—the reality of suicide, and suicide prevention. We met in groups and discussed our flaws and our attributes, what makes us happy and what makes us less happy, how we deal with joy, and how we deal with pain—and after this, we did something else; we wrote on sticky notes.

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