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The Funder Collaborative shares original stories, thought pieces and blogs, models of promising practices, and news from our local communities and their initiative partners. We invite you to explore these articles which highlight some of the ideas, programs and people shaping this new path forward in Jewish teen engagement and learning.
Sharing the Impact of Jewish Student Connection
By Eliana Goldberg and Marwan Nassr One of us is a Jew. One of us is a Muslim. And this is our story of building a genuine [...]
Investing in Peer Leadership
Jewish Teen Initiative’s signature Peer Leadership Fellows program trains and empowers teens to be communal connectors. Fellows reimagine how they can develop meaningful relationships with their peers, connecting those [...]
Let’s Get Together: Understanding each other’s culture
In March, 36 African-American and Jewish teens from Chicago traveled together to the nation's South on a bus trip called "Let's Get Together: An Interfaith Journey Toward [...]
Teen Leaders Hosting “Your Voice” Activism Conference
View Video here. SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Drawing inspiration from waves of student-led activism and protests across the nation, Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) will host [...]
Generation Now Fellowship: Meet the First 20 Participants
First cohort of teen engagement professionals will build skills around new outcome–driven approach (NEW YORK) – The Jewish Education Project has announced the inaugural cohort of the Generation [...]
Uncovering our community’s greatest assets: Intrapreneurs
By Mike Friedman, Ed.M. I don’t watch much television these days, but when I do, Shark Tank is a go-to. Perhaps surprising, one of the biggest [...]
Mitzvah Day: Good, But (Maybe) Not Tikkun Olam
By Ed Frim Springtime is the Jewish season of volunteering. Good Deeds Day, Mitzvah Day and other such events offer many annual opportunities to feed the hungry, [...]
Ask Yourself These Four Questions About Youth Engagement
By Margie Bogdanow Passover is a time for telling and retelling our story. In ways, the story never changes and yet, it is important to continue to [...]
Parent-Teen Mental Health and Wellness Summit
By Rabbi Paul Kipnes and Rabbinic Intern Julie Bressler The Parent-Teen Mental Health and Wellness Summit realized a dream: to transform our synagogue, Congregation Or Ami (Calabasas), [...]