NFTY

By Hope Chernak, MARE, RJE, Director of Youth and Informal Education at Temple Shaaray Tefila, New York, NY. Originally posted on the Reform Judaism Blog Temple Shaaray Tefila has taken another step toward strengthening our congregation’s ties to the land and people of Israel. We have a new partnership with Kehilat Ohel Avraham, a Reform congregation in Haifa that is closely associated with the Leo Baeck Education Center. So, what is a partnership? According to Wikipedia, a partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. If you asked our two teen leaders who were part of our delegation that went [...]

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Invisible Children, the non-profit organization that aims to educate the world about the longest-running armed conflict in Africa, is back in the news after their powerful new documentary film about Joseph Kony has gone viral. While many people are just learning about this important organization, Invisible Children is no stranger to NFTY

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Today, we all logged onto Facebook to find that there was a certain video which had been shared numerous times. Looking back a few months, we can remember the idea for this video just being tossed out during a meeting with one of youth group advisors, Jodi Miller. The idea to make a NFTY Missouri Valley It Gets Better video was an instant hit with all of us.

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My name is Miranda, and I believe in friendship. No, not the cliché, over exaggerated movie recreation of what a friendship should be, but rather a pure, honest form of the word.

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NFTY-PAR’s Summer Leadership Kallah was August 23-26, 2011 at Camp Harlam. The 73 participants from 18 TYGs all benefited from the event theme: “Question your Expression!” While we were together for four incredible days, we enjoyed learning, singing, praying and having fun together. This video, created by one of the NFTY-PAR Video Co-Chairs Alex Mckeen, discusses why NFTY-PAR members enjoy NFTY and PAR so much.

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As you can see, the NFTY Board is eagerly awaiting everyone’s arrival for the NFTY Leaders Assembly at Biennial! Don’t miss out on this fantastic event happening December 15-18, 2011 in Washington, DC. For more information visit www.nfty.org/biennial. See you there!

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