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As we made final preparations for the Midbar convention this weekend, we ran into a difficult question– not a bad question, rather a question we’ve been wanting to ask for years. Two weeks ago we bought yellow “Bring Them Home” candles to light this Friday evening. This Shabbat things are extraordinarily different than our expectations–
Dear USY,When asked to write a D’Var for Sukkot I was forced to raise the question of “What is Sukkot?” And well, the basic premise is it’s a festival commemorating the forty years we spent wandering in the desert. It’s celebrated by building temporary structures (sukkahs) with roofs made of branches, so that we can
Editor’s Note: Chag Pesach Sameach everyone! The past year for everyone has definitely been a game-changer. While sitting at our Zoom Passover Seder’s last year, we were not thinking we’d still have to be virtual for this year’s Passover. To spice up your Seder this year and to forget about everything that is going on
Editor’s Note: Chag Shavuot Sameach USY! We at Achshav are as excited to receive the Torah as are all of you! But before that, HaNer (Whoop Whoop) Religion/Education Vice President Adeena Bromberg-Seltzer has some wise words to share about… Tortoises and Blintzes? The tortoise may be obsessed with blintzes. I would invite her in for
Editor’s Note: Chag Purim Sameach from everyone over at Achshav! In honor of the holiday that has brought us everyone’s favorite triangle-shaped cookie, it would only be right to look at favorite traditions of some members of the new International General Board. So sit back, relax, spin a grogger, and enjoy all of these different
Hi USY! The Religion/Education International General Board is REL/EDiculously excited to showcase more family traditions! For Hanukkah, USYers from across North America talked about their traditions! I hope you enjoy! 🙂 -Lily Selznick, Rel/Ed IGB 2019 METNY Hi! My name is Seth Schlank. One tradition that is meaningful to my family is, for one of
Editors’ Note: You may have been wondering why your life has been void of Jewish holidays lately. The month of Cheshvan just ended and now we’re looking forward to Hanukkah but Cheshvan is very different from any other month in the Jewish calendar. Elaine Berger of HaNegev shares with us all of this month’s unique
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: 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
Hi USY! The Religion/Education International General Board is REL/EDiculously excited to showcase more family traditions! For Sukkot, USYers from across North America talked about their traditions! I hope you enjoy! 🙂 Lily Selznick, Rel/Ed IGB 2019 “My favorite Sukkot tradition is gathering in the Sukkah with my family friends. Every year, the kids dress in
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