In Their Own Words
Charlie Cohen (r.), 16, a sophomore at Marquette High School in St. Louis, MO, is a Shabbaton “regular.” And he says this Shabbaton was different – in an extraordinary...
Articles
We’re ‘Stronger Than You Know’
At a time when dancing, singing and having fun just don’t feel right, more than 150 teens from across the region came together in late October for Midwest NCSY’s...
Building ‘Concrete’ Community
A teacher sporting a “Free Palestine” t-shirt. Muslim students calling for a walkout from class in support of Hamas. Classmates posting bomb threats on social media. These are just...
On the ‘Front Lines’ Across the Midwest
A teacher sporting a “Free Palestine” t-shirt. Muslim students calling for a walkout from class in support of Hamas. Classmates posting bomb threats on social media. These are just...
Our Teens in Israel Are Feeling…
It’s been a jam-packed two weeks on Midwest TJJ, with 40 teens on the Harvey L. Miller Family Foundation Bus traveling across the country, experiencing the Jewish past and...