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Editors’ Note: You may not have realized it yet but the Achshav blog coordinators are very, very, very EXCITED for International Convention. Last week was USY IC pump-up week, but this week is Achshav IC pump-up week. Come back every day to read (or listen) to exciting new things. Oh, and also get super pumped
Editors’ Note: Coming from Northern California and Reno, Nevada, New Frontier USY always announces themselves by screaming “HELLA NEW FROOOOO!!!” These Golden State Warriors are incredibly enthusiastic about their closing circle. Avi Shapiro describes it today in our latest Regional Spotlight. “Whenever I say ‘Warm Fuzzy,’ say ‘Awweeeee’ and whenever I say ‘Cold Prickly,’ say
Editors’ Note: You may remember that for June, July, and August, Ben, Aleeza, and Lauren, the Summer Experience Co-chairs, took over Achshav to share a glimpse of how amazing summer programs are (Reena is not biased or anything). They are back today to share with you more of what comes together to create an incredible
Editors’ Note: We are all familiar with what the Conservative movement looks like in North America. But how does this movement translates to the rest of the world? To teach us more about NOAM Olami, USY’s international counterpart, NOAM Olami Partnership Coordinator Becca Raush tells us a little bit more about Conservative Judaism around the
Editors’ Note: *To the tune of Old Town Road by Lil Nas X* I’m gonna take my horse to the old South West (USY)/ I’m gonna buy ‘til I can’t no more/ They’ve got the best senior auction/ Hailing from branch 6/ Cowboys all around/ Got a cactus on the ground/ NOLA, Texas, Oklahoma/ They
Editors’ Note: One of the most well known stories in the Torah is that of Noach’s Ark. Yet too often, we fail to look behind the societal narratives this story. Today, Tzafon’s Rachel Schmidt gives us some insightful on the Parsha of the week, Parshat Noach. Hello USY! This week’s parsha is the second in
Editors’ Note: It is fitting that the southeast region of USY is named after a desert. For northerners like the Achshav Blog Coordinators, the “winters” of HaNegev are basically the same as our summers. HaNegev, of course, doesn’t care what other regions think. Spanning 3 subregions, 8 states, and hundreds of members, HaNegev USY has
Editors’ Note: Today, Achshav is jumping on an “El-Al” flight, across the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, and heading to the Jewish homeland, Israel! One of the most entertaining parts of Israeli culture is the unique music style the country has developed over the past 71 years. Today, the Israel Affairs International General Board has compiled
Editors’ Note: From greater Philadelphia born and raised, in the synagogue is where Mizrach spends most of its days, they don’t eat cheesesteaks unless they are vegetarian (because they’re not kosher), but love Wawa hoagies are Eagles games. Still proud of their 2018 Super Bowl Win, Harris A, Reena BG, and Harris J bring you
Editors’ Note: Over the past few weeks, the Jewish people have been given many opportunities to reflect on themselves and the year that was. Now, as we start our return to routine, we have the opportunity to archive the year that was, and go back to the beginning, the beginning of a new year. In