Stories - Young Judaea

Israel Programs

Year Course Through My Eyes: An Israeli Scout’s Journey

Shalom , I’m Itay, and I wanted to share a bit about my Year Course experience with you. I’m sure you’ve heard a million things about what goes on during […]

Israel Programs

Flatmates again, 53 years later

We recently spoke with Cyndi Schoenbrun and Chanale Hidegkuti (Lipsky), lifelong Young Judaeans and alumni of Year Course 1971-1972. Cyndi and Chana are now flatmates in Israel following Cyndi’s recent […]

Alumni

Young Judaeans March for the Hostages

Interview with Dan Goldstein When did you start meeting weekly in DC for the hostages? Tell us about these meetups. On the second or third week of the war, I […]

YJ Teens

Reflection of National Convention 2025

By Nomi Gedzelman, National Mazkira 2025 When I was elected to be National Mazkira at National Convention last year, one of the things I was most looking forward to was […]

Year Course

James and Andrew’s Jewish Journey

By Rabbi Adam Drucker, Director of Education for Young Judaea After deciding to stay in Israel following October 7, James Shmurak and Andrew Leibovitch found their connection to their Jewish […]

Israel Programs

Reflections of my Time in Poland while on Year Course

By Sigal Waisman Bierman, Year Course 2024-2025 Standing here in Poland, a place where history weighs so heavily in the air, I find myself wrestling with thoughts I didn’t expect. […]