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. […]
Year Course
Reflection of my time in Poland while on Year Course
By Zeke Lehrman, Year Course 2024-2025 Standing here today, in Poland, the land of our ancestors, in the shadow of death camps, mass graves and the greatest manifestations of evil […]
Israel Programs
Strengthening My Zionist Identity on Gesher
By Shayna StraussGesher 2024, CYJ TX After a year of being surrounded by constant Anti-Zionism and misinformation it was refreshing being able to be with Jews who share the same […]
Alumni
Coming Home
By Adina Frydman, CEO Young Judaea As I sit in my comfortable El AL airplane seat, counting down the hours of my arrival to my second home, Israel, it is […]