Stories - Young Judaea

YJ Teens

What Pluralism Means to Me: A Teen’s Perspective

By Shira Babajanov, Chavurah Programmer One of the core pillars that Young Judaea prides itself on, is the commitment to be a strong pluralistic movement. For me, pluralism in YJ […]

Israel Programs

Embracing our differences on Year Course

By Sidney Parker, Year Course 2024-2025 Young Judaea Year Course has given me a chance to engage with all kinds of people and have meaningful discussions in my own time. […]

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 […]