Temple Israel Youth Group (TYG)
Temple Israel Youth Group
(TYG)
NFTY Regional Youth Director - Melissa Goldman
YOUTH NEWS
Sunday, June 29, 3:00 pm, Temple Youth Group Meeting - with Leslie Ungar, new Youth Group Advisor.
Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:00-8:00pm TYG Cook Out at Rabbi Lipper's House.
September 25, 2003 6:00-7:30pm TYG meeting - dinner included, site TBD
October 30, 2003 6:00-7:30pm TYG meeting - dinner included, site TBD
November 20, 2003 6:00-7:30pm TYG meeting - dinner included, site TBD
On February 9, 2003 a cold but sunny afternoon, our TYG went tubing at Brandywine. Accompanied by Rabbi Lipper, Rabbi Werber and several parent chaperones, everyone had a great time in spite of the temperature outside.
a Purim Party was Saturday, March 8, 2003. Call or email Rabbi Werber for details.
YOUTH NOTES
College
Students - KESHER Convention 2003 was held in New York City March 20-23, 2003.
KESHER Convention is the Reform Movement's annual event specifically for Reform Jewish college students around North America.
College students are invited to come together to socialize, learn, pray, network, and explore Reform Judaism with their peers and with leaders of the Movement. Approximately 150 students are expected to attend.
Highlights will include:
Exciting keynote speakers
Reform worship and song sessions
Fun night out in Manhattan
Helping the needy of New York
Workshops taught by top HUC-JIR faculty and leadership of the UAHC
Networking for Reform campus leaders
Reunions for UAHC Eisner and Crane Lake Camps staff members and NFTY alumni
A visit to a Jewish museum
Reform Jewish college students from around North America gathered on the campuses of New York University and the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion
Registration is available online now at http://www.keshernet.com/convention/2003main.html . Don't miss out! For more information you can also contact the UAHC Regional Youth Director: Melissa Goldman, Director, NFTY Northeast Lakes Region 888.282.6352 office. IM: booboogoldman email: melissa@greene.org
Our TYG - Temple Israel's Youth Group provides cultural, community, and social activities for our high school age members. Youth Group has always been an important part of Temple Israel. This is reflected in the large number of Rabbis that have developed from our NFTY alumni.
TYG members participate with other youth groups throughout the NFTY Northeast Lakes region that includes Ohio, parts of Pennsylvania, western New York State, and Ontario. The region was formerly known as "NELFTY" (Northeast Lakes Federation of Temple Youth) which has an on-line NELFTY Alumni Directory. This in turn is part of the more complete national NFTY Alumni Directory.
Relationships develop that carry on into the national NFTY organization and provide opportunities to also participate in national leadership camps and Israel travel (Temple Israel offers a special "IISP" Israel Incentive Savings Program in conjunction with the Jewish Community Board of Akron, and with support provided by the Irving J. & Ruth B. Olson Israel Scholarship Fund at the JCBA, that can offset a major portion of an Israel youth experience). click for IISP details
College students can participate in KESHER. The Hebrew word "kesher" translates as "connection." KESHER's goal is to connect Jews in college with their Judaism, both on campus and in their home congregations, and to one another. KESHER is the College Education Department of the UAHC. KESHER serves several different constituencies, including Reform college students, UAHC Congregations and their College/Youth Committees, campus Hillel Foundations, and high school students exploring the possibilities of Jewish life on campus. There is a KESHER contact directory by University that is available for high school students to contact potential schools to learn about Jewish life on campus.
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Temple
Israel is a member congregation of URJ the Union
for Reform Judaism: Serving Reform Congregations in North America,
and is located in the URJ Northeast Lakes
Region serving OH, MI and parts of NY, PA, & IN.