Tag: Jewish Teens
Jewish boy, 13, youngest to make South Africa’s Chess Olympiad national team
Caleb Levitan, an eighth-grader at King David High School Linksfield in Johannesburg, has set a new record, becoming the youngest person to make the elite chess team representing South Africa at the Chess Olympiad global...
BBYO centennial draws thousands of Jewish teens to Orlando convention
Thousands of Jewish teens and adults from 46 countries gathered at a hotel in Orlando, Fla., for BBYO’s annual international convention.
Held from Feb. 15-19, the convention, which took place at Rosen Shingle Creek and was...
Jewish Jamboree: Three Scouts celebrate bar mitzvahs among friends
The 2023 National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America ended on July 28 after 10 activity-packed days at the high adventure Summit Brechtel Family Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, W.V.
Contingents of more than 12,500...
Philanthropic teens feel more passion for Judaism, survey says
Young people who take part in charity programs feel more connections to Judaism. That’s according to a new survey from Honeycomb, a Jewish youth philanthropy resource.
“By creating space to blend these passions with Jewish learning and...
Some 700 Jewish teens from seven countries wrap up Diller Fellowship program
A total of 700 Jewish teens from 32 communities in seven countries completed a life-changing seminar in Israel as part of a year-long Diller Teen Fellowship, an immersive leadership program for teenagers from across...
Jewish teen in Brooklyn punched for refusing to say ‘Free Palestine’
A Jewish teen walking in the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Midwood in Brooklyn, N.Y., was hit in the face by an attacker because he wouldn’t say “Free Palestine.”
The victim and his friend, both 18-year-old yeshivah students, were...
Jewish teens sue two airlines for discrimination after being banned from flights
A group of Orthodox Jewish girls from New York has filed a complaint against Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines for the discrimination they say they faced on flights last summer, reported Insider.
The...
International Christian Embassy Jerusalem helps bring 105 youths to Israel
Israel is marking its annual Yom HaAliyah (“Aliyah Day”) with an entire week of incoming flights filled with new Jewish immigrants with the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ) actively involved in this effort by sponsoring flights...
$3 million gift to support Jewish identity programs for public-school teens
Longtime Jewish communal leaders Avi and Becky Katz have established a multi-year, multi-million national initiative with NCSY, the flagship youth movement of the Orthodox Union, to support Jewish identity programs for public-school teenagers.
Their $3 million...
Marcus Foundation triples down on teen travel to Israel
The RootOne teen Israel travel initiative announces a $60 million three-year grant from the Marcus Foundation.
Launched in September 2020 by the Jewish Education Project, RootOne significantly lowers the cost of teen travel to Israel...