by ischear | Jan 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Ilana Schear, Registrar and Communications Coordinator For many teens, NFTY in Israel is a trip they grow up hearing about. Whether their parents went on the trip back in the 70s-80s, their older siblings went, or they attended a URJ camp, a kid waits and waits...
by ischear | Dec 27, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
This time of year it is common for people to reflect on the last 365 days and look towards the future. With 2019 right around the corner it is never too early to start making resolutions for personal enhancement for the year to come. Consider one of these New...
by ischear | Dec 19, 2018 | Featured, Uncategorized
By Ilana Schear, Registrar and Communications Coordinator With 2019 less than two weeks away, does that mean we can start counting down to summer? In these cold winter months we all need something warm to look forward to. In my personal, unbiased opinion, there is...
by ischear | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Dan Lange, Director of URJ Youth Programs A summer on NFTY in Israel is so much more than a few weeks in a different country. Through adventure, food, games, sports, social justice, hiking, swimming, science and technology, Hebrew, climbing mountains, sleeping...
by ischear | Dec 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director As director of the URJ’s NFTY in Israel initiative and a resident of Jerusalem, I was asked recently to write a blog post about Israel. With that in mind, I am going back to a topic I know well – or at least one I care about deeply:...
by ischear | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Rabbi Rich Kirschen, Director Hanukkah is without a doubt a peculiar Holiday. And not because it commemorates a story about a victory where the few prevailed against the many, and the weak won out against the strong. We are all familiar with the theme, “they tried...
