Youth
C-Teen set to provide Jewish programs for teens in Peabody
C-Teen is the teen division of the international Chabad movement. With consultation of some of the top experts in the country, and creative curricula, C-Teen has been able to engage teens around the world. One...
Read moreLevy-Gedacht celebrates her bat mitzvah
Tamar Levy-Gedacht celebrated her bat mitzvah on Aug. 10 at Temple Emmanuel in Chelsea. Tamar was born in the Philippines. Her mother, Ester, is originally from Israel, and her father, Dan, is American and was...
Read moreCreativity, hands-on learning allows Jewish education to thrive
Hebrew schools are getting animated, and that doesn’t just mean the classes are getting livelier. Students at Congregation Shirat Hayam in Swampscott and Temple Ahavat Achim in Gloucester are actually creating animated videos to learn...
Read more‘I visited Treblinka and look at me, I am here. They didn’t win’
Our revered survivors are leaving us, taking with them an important link to Holocaust remembrance. Jody Kipnis and Todd Ruderman recognized this loss and established the Holocaust Legacy Foundation. The mission was to ensure its...
Read moreTeens elected to BBYO Regional Board
Eleven teens were recently installed as the Regional Board for BBYO New England Region (NER). Activities included installations of the new board, chapter awards, outdoor games, and end-of-the-year superlatives. Lunch was included with a barbeque...
Read moreA thank-you note to Israel
Dear Israel, First, I would like to give a huge thank you to the Lappin Foundation. Thank you for helping me dig deeper into realizing my Jewish identity and thank you for creating everlasting memories...
Read moreFinding my Jewish identity
My time in Israel helped me discover my Jewish identity. Before I went to Israel, being Jewish had little significance to me. I didn’t fully understand what it means to be a Jewish person and...
Read moreJuvenile Aid Scholarship Awards
The Juvenile Aid Scholarship Organization recently presented a total of $17,000 in scholarships to recent high school graduates and college students. The funds given were raised by the organization and augmented by memorial gifts. The...
Read moreY2I teens plant their roots in Israel
One of the first things that Emma Keith experienced after landing in Israel, besides jetlag and air that felt like “stepping into a sauna,” was a man who shook the hands of everyone in her...
Read moreTeens changed by ‘March of the Living’ trip
In April, a group of Jewish Massachusetts teens joined 10,000 others from 50 countries for the 2019 March of the Living (MOTL). It was a life-changing journey to Poland where they marked Holocaust Remembrance Day...
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