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A unique funding partnership between seven synagogues (Adath Jeshurun Congregation in Minnetonka, MN, Beth El Synagogue in Minneapolis,MN, Beth El Synagogue in Omaha, NE, Beth Jacob Synagogue in Mendota Heights, MN, Tifereth Israel in Des Moines, IA, Temple of Aaron in St. Paul, MN, and Congregation Beth Shalom in Overland Park, KS) and the United
Hi USY! I hope you all had a wonderful Pesach. As we reach the middle of April, I’m sure we are all feeling the beginning of the end. As a Senior, I can tell you with the utmost confidence that the end of the year can not come any sooner for most of us. However,
USY Shoresh Israel fellows are empowered to lead communal discourse on Israel as a value, an idea, and a modern nation-state of the Jewish people. One teen reflects: Shoresh is a fellowship where you engage with different perspectives on Israel. Every class we would discuss something different, like how they justify that Israel should be
The Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation’s $350,000 multi-year investment in LMUSY has helped transform Jewish teen engagement across the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, Canada. Through the Lower Mainland Community Director Initiative—made possible through early support from the Jewish Community Foundation, the partnership of the three local Conservative congregations—Congregation Beth Israel, Congregation Beth Tikvah, and Congregation
Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Fathers says: בן זומה אומר: איזהו חכם, הלומד מכל אדם “Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every person.” Every morning when my daughter Madeline and son Ariel would go to school I would lovingly tell them to “ask questions,” because our Jewish tradition and this
Hi, I’m Ari Friedman and I recently went on USY Chidush, December 2025. On the trip, I enjoyed trips to the shuk, museums, the holy Kotel, and much more. I especially loved tasting foods including a Tel Aviv tasting tour. (My personal favorite was the barekas). In addition to that, we went surfing! Surf TLV
Passover is one of those holidays that somehow manages to be both deeply meaningful and slightly chaotic at the same time. On paper, it’s the story of the Israelites leaving Egypt and gaining their freedom. In reality, it’s also four cups of wine, someone reading the Haggadah too quickly, someone else reading it way too
In addition to serving as your International Communications VP, I am also my synagogue’s USY chapter president. My synagogue, as I’m sure is the same with many of yours, throws an annual purim carnival on the Sunday before Purim. My chapter has a tradition of coming to the synagogue after Shabbat on Saturday night to
Hello hello USY! I’m sure you’ve heard whisperings among the grapevine about some changes we are making to the constitution and that elections are coming up. As USY continues to strengthen its leadership and clarify expectations for international officers, several constitutional changes have been adopted ahead of the upcoming International Executive Board (IEB) elections. These
Jewish United Fund (JUF)’s investment of $80,000 into the Chicagoland Jewish teen community has transformed what is possible for engagement, leadership development, and immersive education across the Chicago area. Through three major funding streams: the $50,000 allocation for the CHUSY Community Director, the $20,000 Israel Engagement Grant supporting a part-time Israel Engagement Specialist, and the
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