Join Caryn Green, YJ alum and camp therapist, to check in with your friends and learn practical tips for reducing stress!
This event is for all YJ teens in grades 8 – 12.
The event time is EDT.
You can join us on Zoom here: zoom.us/j/694052744
Category: Year Round
#inthistogether with Natan Sharansky
Meet a Jewish Hero
Don’t let social distancing stop you from having fun while learning something new! Join a global interactive class with the former Soviet prisoner of Zion, Israeli politician, human rights activist and author, Natan Sharansky.
Learn about the story of Soviet Jewry and Sharansky’s personal journey from 9 years in the Siberian Gulag, where he spent over 400 days in solitary confinement, to his release to a new life in Israel.
Join Unpacked for this class which will also feature a global Kahoot. There’s never been a better time to learn together.
#inthistogether will be streaming live on Zoom and on our YouTube channel.
Natan Sharansky was born in Donetsk, Ukraine in 1948. He was a spokesman for the human rights movement and a leader in the struggle for the right of Soviet Jews to immigrate to Israel. Sharansky was imprisoned in a Soviet Gulag for nine years after requesting permission to make aliya and was released following a massive global campaign by world Jewry and international leaders.
He made aliya on the day of his release and became a politician and leader in Israel. The author of three books, Sharansky remains a champion of the right of all people to live in freedom and believes advancing human rights is critical to world peace and security.
Lomir Zingen a Yiddishe Lied! (Let’s sing a Yiddish song)
Join Neil Alexander, University of Michigan physician and band leader, for a musical journey to into the heart of the Yiddish soul. Leader of the Ann Arbor-based Klezmer Fusion Band (klezmerfusionband.com), Neil grew up in a Yiddish and Hebrew speaking family and occasionally serves as chazzan at his local synagogue, Beth Israel Congregation.
This event time is EST.
Torah in the Time of Corona: Jewish Models of Relationship in a Time of Physical Distancing
Join rabbinical student and former Tel Yehudah rosh chinuch Ben Freed for an interactive learning session! We’ll look at biblical and rabbinic texts to see what Jewish history and wisdom can share with us about looking out for each other while keeping our distance.
Young Judaea Social Action Day
Calling all YJ teens! Join Young Judaea in partnership with Repair the World and Amplifier Giving for a conversation about food insecurity and participate in a giving circle. This program is open to grades 8-12.
Giving circles are a simple but powerful way to bring people together to give. They provide anyone, at any giving level, in any place, giving to causes important to the group. Giving circles are a way share and leverage the group’s money, skills and creativity. We are excited to create a giving circle with Young Judaea teens as part of Young Judaea’s Social Action Day.
In order for our giving circle to have a maximum impact, we are asking each participating teen to consider contributing $18 to be distributed to a charity that the group will collectively select. Of course anyone can participate regardless of the size of the gift. You can contribute to the giving circle HERE.
American Perspectives on Israeli Politics: A Panel Discussion
Join Northeast Young Judaea to explore American perspectives on Israeli Politics with a panel of experts in the field! See your friends, discuss hot topics, and enjoy kosher snacks!
Sunday, March 8th, 2020
2:30PM – 5:00PM
8th – 12th Grade
Brotherhood Synagogue
28 Gramercy Park S
New York, NY 10003
Cost: $5
Questions? yjevents@youngjudaea.org or call 917-595-2100 x219