Reflections on Israel Becoming a State for all Jews
July 14, 2017
by Mark S. Anshan, NFTY past president and URJ North American board member As Reform Jews, we have been working tirelessly in concert with colleagues and friends from the Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism, the Conservative movement and other interested parties for decades to achieve the goal of
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The Future of Progressive Jewish Leadership
June 1, 2017
My connection to the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) began in the summer of 2010. As a camper at URJ Kutz Camp, I shared a cabin with campers from Israel and South Africa, and I learned from them and other international campers about their experiences growing up in Netzer,
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NELFTY Alumna Creates App for Holocaust Remembrance Day
April 10, 2017
Editor’s Note: We love sharing the exciting things our alumni are up to, like Susan Stern Ringel, NELFTY ’82, who created a mobile app to help commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, which begins the evening of April 23 this year. Read on to learn more about her creation, motivation,
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