NFTY’s Unintentional lesson

Published on February 20, 2013

Hundreds of Jewish teens who arrived in Los Angeles on Feb. 15 for the North American Federation of Temple Youth’s (NFTY) biennial convention got a taste of both activism and irony.

Obama video message opens BBYO conference

Published on February 15, 2013

President Obama launched this year's BBYO international convention with a video greeting.

Youth Groups Are Worth the Fight

By Lisa Greengard
Published on August 25, 2005

Here is a dreaded conversation familiar to most parents of Jewish teens: Them: "Hi, this is your synagogue youth adviser calling to make sure you received the flyer about our upcoming youth group event. Will your child be joining us?"

Lessons in Leadership

By Rabbi Steven Carr Reuben
Published on June 24, 1999

When I was 16, I was elected president of my synagogue youth group. I will never forget that feeling of euphoria that accompanied the victory. But I also remember how I felt the very next day after the excitement and thrill of the victory had already started to wear off. I was suddenly struck by an overwhelming feeling of fear and near panic. "Oh my God," I remember thinking, "now I am the one responsible for whether this entire program and youth group is successful or not. How am I going to know what to do?"