Thursday, September 23, 2010

10 scary things teens won’t talk about with their parents

by Vanessa Van Petten

“You can come talk to me about anything.”

Thursday, September 23, 2010

The blessing of a bad attitude

by Wendy Mogel

Nancy, a single mother, is telling me about Theo, her wildly accomplished son. He’s a high school junior, a biathlete, the top biology student in. . .

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Advice to young teenagers from older teenagers:

“The whole thing with drinking and other types of substances is knowing your limit. People can tell you what to do, but they aren’t the boss of. . .

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Teen Leaders Can Win $36,000

By Julie Gruenbaum Fax

California Jewish teens have an opportunity to win $36,000 in recognition of their leadership efforts to better the world through the 4th annual. . .

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Never Again Means Now

by Jeremy Gordon and David Raban, Tribe Contributors

he Jewish people have a long history of persecution and victimization. Our sufferings as a people have undeniably shaped who we are as individuals. . .

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

The Fight for Gilad Shalit

by Judith Greenbaum

On July 25, 2006, Hamas terrorists penetrated into Israeli territory through an underground tunnel that runs from the Gaza town of Rafah to Kibbutz. . .

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Encounter With Hatred Reinforces Duty as Jew

by Ariel Schnitzer

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Negativity Vanishes in Letting Loose at LimmudLA

by Shanni Suissa

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

LimmudLA Experience Far Exceeds Expectations

by Yoni Arbel

Monday, January 5, 2009

Time to come down from ‘The Hills’

By Jeremy Lowe, Tribe Contributor

Hollywood is not heaven. People give up their lives to move to Hollywood and try to make it big, and 99 percent of them fail.

Monday, January 5, 2009

Necessary tactics in ‘War on Terror’

By Phil Cooper, Tribe Contributor

I feel it is of the utmost importance for teens to get involved in politics and be informed about important issues that deal with the war on terror.. . .

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Thanks, Cal State —thanks a lot

By Laura Donney, Tribe Contributor

When we hear that the one option that has always been guaranteed to us is now an uncertain variable, we can do nothing but doubt. When competition. . .

Friday, November 7, 2008

Looking upon the flag

By Sammy Schatz, Tribe Contributor

The flag is like a tallit. The tallit envelops us in a physical connection to God and to the Jewish people.

Friday, November 7, 2008

Ashtrays and Diet Coke

By Anjoum Fried Agrama, Tribe Contributor

Your hearty laughs were rare, but you could always make me laugh.You gave me happiness even when you were deprived of it.

Friday, October 10, 2008

An unexpected family in Netanya

By Lauren Weintraub, Tribe Contributor

Watching the children cry, clinging to us and begging us not to leave, I realized the power of selfless giving, an experience I had not discovered. . .

Friday, October 10, 2008

A lesson in listening

By Ariel Cohen, Tribe Contributor

I was partnered with a woman who, before she even really met me, thanked me for just showing up as a volunteer. She was homeless in San Francisco and. . .

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Cambodia’s killing fields revisited

By Phillip Nazarian, Tribe Contributor

I can vividly remember the first time I visited the Museum of Tolerance, in seventh grade. Not personally knowing anyone who had survived the. . .

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Staying empathetic is a challenge during the race for college

By Laura Donney, Tribe Contributor

There is a new tension between my inherent self, and my impacted self. I am referring to what is simply known as the college process.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

‘Hakuna Matata’ meets tikkun olam

By Maya Wergeles, Tribe Contributer

I tried to visit the orphanage every day, and I formed incredible relationships with almost all of the kids living there. I loved the kids so much;. . .

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Keep religion out of presidential politics

By Adam Deutsch, Tribe Contributor

Since last summer, when I volunteered for a Barack Obama event, I have received many nonsensical e-mails and heard many nonsensical arguments -- from. . .

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Confessions of a Sunday school dropout

By Nadine Levyfield, Tribe Contributor

Thursday, June 5, 2008

When ‘pride’ doesn’t cut it

By Sarah Schefres

Growing up an observant Jew in the small city of Palm Springs with a Jewish minority was sometimes difficult, but I have always been proud of my. . .

Thursday, June 5, 2008

Color puts Holocaust in new dimension

By Andrea Gero

The leader of our small group told us many history book-type facts that for me went in one ear and out the other. I was concentrating on the camp.. . .

Thursday, May 1, 2008

The seminar of a lifetime

By Chelsea and Hayley Golub

Who knew that 20 teenagers from Los Angeles could help make a difference in the world?