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Chag Chanukah Sameach, USY!

Posted on December 1, 2021

Editor’s Note: Chag Chanukah Sameach, USY! We hope you’re celebrating eight days of joy, family, food, and fun. To spice up your Chanukah, read below as we share with you some intricate Latke & Sufganiyot recipes, a little blurb on the history of Chanukah, and the top songs by the Maccabeats, ranked by our very

Fall Convention Recaps

Posted on December 9, 2019

Editors’ Note: The 2019-2020 convention year has gotten off to an incredible start! Read below to hear about each region’s Fall convention! Thanks to the Regional Comms for contributing to this article! Pinwheel – Robbie Baker In late October, Pinwheelers in grades 6 through 12 met for Fall Kinnus at Camp Solomon Schechter in Olympia,

Party in the USA: Achshav + IC Style!

Posted on November 14, 2019

Hey USY! Welcome back to Achshav’s IC Pump-Up Week! Time is running out to register for the biggest party of the year, IC SoCal! You can sign up by clicking the link right here! To get y’all even more excited, we asked YOU, the USYers, to send us some videos of you guys dancing to

IC Playlist – Achshav Style!

Posted on November 14, 2019

Most USYers’ favorite part of IC is Opening Session. It’s unlike any other time you have ever experienced; it’s more Jewish teens than you have probably ever seen in one room, singing and dancing their hearts out. During USY’s IC Pump-Up Week, USYers were asked what song they’re looking forward to hearing the most during

Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your IC Experience

Posted on November 12, 2019

Editors’ Note: Welcome back to the fourth installment of Achshav’s IC Pump Up Week! If you haven’t registered already, don’t miss your chance to attend the biggest convention of the year! You don’t even need to memorize a link to sign up, you can just click here! For those of you joining us, especially for

A Sneak Peek Into #ICSoCal!

Posted on November 11, 2019

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

SA/TO Scoop – September 2019

Posted on September 12, 2019

#MYUSYSUMMER HIGHLIGHTS Shalom USY, I hope everyone is easing back into school peacefully. Summer ‘19 was one for the books! This year, USYers who participated in USY summer programs achieved incredible Social Action feats. USY on Wheels Bus B was the first Wheels Bus to lead a composting initiative – the bus composted over 200

Spring Convention Recaps – April 2019

Posted on April 25, 2019

Many regions had their last convention of the year during the month of April. Check out our latest blog post to learn more about what happened at each one!

AIPAC Policy Conference 2019 Recap

Posted on April 9, 2019

Editor’s Note: USY sent its largest delegation ever to this year’s AIPAC Policy Conference. Check out this recap from Samantha Brody, our 2019 International Israel Affairs Vice President. At the AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) Policy Conference, USYers from across the United States joined together to learn about Israel and how to effectively strengthen

Tzafon Sprinter Recap

Posted on April 9, 2019

Tzafon USY had a really great sprinter (spring/winter) convention March 15-17 at Temple Adath Yeshrun in Syracuse, NY! USYers came from far and wide to the Jungle to visit the one of the biggest malls in America where we did a ropes course, partake in a Lion Tank (like Shark Tank, but cooler), and raised