NFTY

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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NFTY Southwest reports in on an eventful December in their region. Take a look at their newsletter to see a what’s been happening lately.

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Being able to walk in a community and feel so at home really says something. On Thursday, October 25th, after three planes, some birds in the way, hour-long delays and a detour in Chicago, I was able to experience this first hand.

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This past summer, I was lucky enough to attend the URJ Kutz Camp and on one of the days, BBYO International Kallah and NFTY’s summer home participated in a very large Maccabiah that brought the two organizations together for the first time for me.

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The word “Toldot” has many meanings, such as offspring, birth, or generations. This story is one about the rivalry of two brothers: Jacob and Esau. Their parents, Isaac and Rebecca tried many times to have a child and after many years of praying and asking for this gift from G-d, they were happily presented with a set of twin boys.

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It was Friday night and we had all gone to services, had dinner, and danced around the room as Taylor Wachman, the head song leader, played his guitar. It seemed as if our eagerness for Fall Kallah was weeks ago, and now we hoped that Sunday would never come…

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