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The Power of Ruach
Every year at Spring Kallah, during the installation ceremony of the new regional board, the outgoing President delivers a “State of the Region.” The speech below is Rachel Hazan’s (NFTY-MAR President 2016-2017) “State of the Region” and was delivered at Spring Kallah 2017.
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The NFTY-MAR Cabinet Application is Finally Here!
We are so thrilled to present the NFTY-MAR 2017-2018 Cabinet Application! We pride ourselves on offering leadership opportunities to many participants at many levels, and are eager to work with as many of our participants, as possible.
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Introducing the NFTY-MAR Regional Board 2017-2018 Candidates
One of the best aspects of NFTY as a movement is that we are actively teen lead. These 21 amazing candidates are our future and they will work in partnership with our adult leadership to develop and implement new contributions to our community.
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NFTY-MAR Regional Board Elections Packet
We are excited to present the NFTY-MAR Elections Packet for 2017-2018! NFTY-MAR has always been a region of leaders, all of whom are ready to dedicate themselves to our region.
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URJ Summer Program: What I Learned on Mitzvah Corps
This summer I had the opportunity to go to New Orleans with Mitzvah Corps. It is an experience I’ll never forget because of the people I met, the friends I made, and the impact I left.
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URJ Summer Program Experience: What I Learned at the Kutz Camp
“Da lifnei mi atah omed-Know before whom you stand.” These words were presented to me as I stood on a rock in the woods peering through the trees to see the lake in front of me.
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URJ Summer Program: What I Learned on Mitzvah Corps
Most Jewish people have the opportunity to go to Israel at least once in their life. Only a fraction of these people experience Israel the way I had the chance to this summer. On Mitzvah Corps Israel, we saw more than the average tour. We had challenging discussions, met people from countries I did not even know existed, and saw the “hidden gems” of the country.
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URJ Summer Program Experience: What I Learned at the Kutz Camp
I went into this summer not knowing how it would be. I was nervous that I would not have as much fun as I had in previous summers at URJ Camp Harlam and way back in the day URJ Camp Kalsman. I was freaking out in the week or so before the session began because I did not know what to pack and I was about to go on an airplane for the first time.
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URJ Summer Program: What I Learned on Mitzvah Corps
These wise words of Brock from Nola Green Roots has stuck with me ever since I stepped out of Wise Words garden. This past summer, I had the opportunity to go to New Orleans with the URJ Mitzvah Corps program. While there, we worked with 4 organizations: Global Green, cleaning out storm drains; Arc, organizing Mardi Gras beads; Youth Rebuilding New Orleans, working on building houses with local teens; and Nola Green Roots, taking apart a garden so it could be relocated.
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URJ Summer Program Experience: What I Learned at the Kutz Camp
I spent this summer at the URJ Kutz Camp in Warwick, New York in the Social Action Major. While there, we take a trip to New York City. When it was finally time to go, my teacher, Avra, announced our trip day activity would be feeding the elderly at a community center. I was disappointed. Other majors were going to have fun, but I was stuck feeding the elderly! I couldn’t think of one good result.
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