A Light that Stays Lit

One of Audrey Fine’s (l.) most meaningful moments on TJJ was one she never thought she’d get to have — keeping her first Shabbat, in Israel. “I kept my...

A Chord, Struck

Shai Argentar, an incoming senior at Buffalo Grove High School near Chicago, found the most meaningful moment of TJJ around a campfire. It happened one night at the Bedouin...

Strength in Community

“The most impactful thing on the trip is hard to decide,” says Evan Abowitz (bottom m.), an incoming senior at Parkway Central High School in St. Louis, pointing first...

Judaism, Alive

Shayna Dorfman (r.), an incoming junior at Maple Grove Senior High School in Minneapolis, came to Israel expecting a great trip. She didn’t expect to see her own Judaism...

A Summer Like No Other

This spring, tensions in the Middle East cast real doubt on whether our teens would make it to Israel on TJJ, NCSY’s summer trip to Israel for public school...

Yarchei Kallah Opens Minds and Touches Hearts

It’s not every day that 70+ plus teens have real conversations about bringing prayer – and Hashem – into their everyday lives. But that’s what happened at Midwest NCSY’s...

What a Weekend!

Twenty-two Jewish public school teens from across the Twin Cities traveled to Chicago for the Midwest JSU Regional Shabbaton/Project Impact on MLK Weekend. They, along with peers from across...

JSU Shabbaton: A Life-Changing Experience

Twenty-two Jewish public school teens from across the Twin Cities traveled to Chicago for the Midwest JSU Regional Shabbaton on MLK Weekend. They, along with peers from across the...