Stories - Young Judaea

Alumni

Reuniting 40 Years Later: A Young Judaea Shlichim Reunion

A Conversation with Amiram Mainz Forty years after arriving in the United States as Young Judaea’s Central Shaliach, Amiram Mainz brought together the group of Israeli shlichim who served alongside […]

Alumni

Alumni Spotlight: Sharon Schoenfeld + Dr. Vardit Ringvald

For Sharon Schoenfeld, Young Judaea has been more than a chapter in her life. It has been a thread running through nearly every stage of her personal and professional journey. […]

YJ Teens

Meet the National Director of YJ Teens!

Get to know the National Director of YJ Teens, Michal Abramoff! I was born in New York City and grew up in Israel, so I’ve always felt at home in […]

YJ Teens

YJ Teens Spearhead Pittsburgh Jewish Teen Council

This year, Pittsburgh YJ Teens pioneered the Pittsburgh Jewish Teen Council, bringing together teen leaders from Young Judaea, BBYO, USY, and Rodef Shalom/Temple Sinai to plan a first-of-its-kind community program. […]

Alumni

Alum Spotlight: Alon Friedman

A conversation with Alon Friedman, Founding Executive Director of “ENTER: The Jewish Peoplehood Alliance”, former Young Judaea employee and shaliach. Q: What’s your connection to Young Judaea?It’s funny — in […]

Alumni

Alumni Reconnect for a Meaningful Cause

In the photo from left to right: Mirele Goldsmith, Betsy Diamant-Cohen, Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger, and Sharon Green. Young Judaea connections continue to span generations and geography. Recently, alum Sharon Green […]