09 February 2012
In 1885 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Reform Rabbis pledged to “recognize Judaism as a progressive religion, ever striving to be in accord with the postulates of reason.” In Columbus, OH, in 1937, Reform Rabbis agreed that “The perpetuation of Judaism as a living force depends upon religious knowledge and upon the Education of each new generation in our rich cultural and spiritual heritage.”
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07 February 2012
This past weekend brought on many gatherings for various traditions. Thousands of Americans huddled in front of their TVs, wings in one hand remote in the other, to watch Superbowl 46. This is an American tradition unmatched by even the hot dog eating contest on the 4th of July. The Reform Jewish teens of NFTY-Southwest gathered in the name of a different tradition this weekend, Social Action Weekend.
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07 February 2012
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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03 February 2012
WINSTY has been my favorite event since my freshmen year. It is NFTY-PAR’s social action event; during this, PARites go out into various communities and participate in a variety of social action projects. There are many reasons that contribute to WINSTY being my favorite event however there is one aspect that stands out.
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02 February 2012
Check your Hebrew calendar! We’re few days away from Tu B’Shvat, the most ecologically-minded holiday celebrated in the Jewish world and nationally in Israel.
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01 February 2012
It has been three and one-half weeks since NFTY-NE December Institute 5772, but that is not long enough to forget the incredible friends and lessons that I cannot wait to rejoin at NFTY-NE’s next event.
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An affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism and a snif (branch) of Netzer Olami.
