Sy and Anne Okner Winter Conclave 2017

This winter break, join teens from all over the Midwest!!! This year at a brand new resort! Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois   Friends, music, themed...

Choices: One Teen’s Story

Dear Friend, I’m writing to you from my dorm room in Machon Mayan, a seminary in Israel. Three years ago, I’d never have dreamed I’d be spending a year...

‘Being Jewish Is Who I Am’

For Yonit Krebs, this summer was all about hopes and dreams – those that were shattered, but also those that are about to take flight, including her own. “We...

Passion for Giving

It was when Ayelet Cohen had her hands deep in the mud at Nahal HaMoreh Park in Afula, dedicated in memory of Eyal Yifrach, Yaakov Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad...

‘Nothing Compares to This’

It may be 2017 but Tyler Ramatowski, 18, of St. Louis, MO, knows firsthand what anti-Semitism feels like. When Tyler began his high school career, his classmates drew swastikas...

Love of Learning

A few short months ago, Avery Amster never would have dreamed he’d be spending his summer learning Torah 7 hours a day – and enjoying every minute of it....

Senior Fall Convention 2017

  Online registration for Senior Fall Convention 2017 is now closed     Open to all 9-12th graders! The convention will take place in St. Louis, MO from September...

Day 4 – Sunday, February 19

Hello! We woke up today and went down for a breakfast of a mixture of everything we had the last few days, plus some new donuts, too. The first...

Special Guest Blog – Jamie Lassner

To my new, amazing Big Apple Adventure Family! Although Shabbat is just over 25 hours and ended last evening, I am still flying high from the energy levels in...

Day 3 – Shabbat, February 18

Hello everyone! This Shabbat was an amazing and very fun day! We started off by waking up late and having breakfast at 9:30. We then got to have an...