Tag: Teens
‘Collective Compassion’ initiative puts spotlight on teen wellness
Coupled with the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, the Jewish community is bringing attention to the power of “Collective Compassion” to National Mental Health Awareness Month.
Created by Jewish Teens Thrive, a project of the Jewish Teen...
Israeli 11th-grader wins International Bible Contest
Ruth Cohen, a 16-year-old student from the Barahan Ulpana school in Merkaz Shapira in southern Israel, won the 2020 International Bible Contest in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the first female student in a decade...
For the 3,500 teens at the annual BBYO convention, the world needs their help
DALLAS—Seventeen-year-old Swedish climate-change activist Greta Thunberg was not at BBYO’s International Convention here last week, but when her name was mentioned, throngs of teenagers applauded and screamed as if she was.
That’s because climate-change activism...
UN agency recognizes Israeli organization for first time
The U.N. Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has granted ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel special consultative status on the matter of vulnerable young people, making it the first Israeli organization dealing with at-risk youth that...
Israeli high school robotics team wins first place at competition in China
The robotics team of the Tichonet high school in Tel Aviv was part of a group that won first place in an international robotics competition in China.
The team’s mentor, Raanan De Haas, said the...