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One in five teens has had a serious mental-health disorder; 50 percent of all mental illness begin by age 15; and among ages 15 to 24, suicide is the second-leading cause of death. Credit: Courtesy.

‘Collective Compassion’ initiative puts spotlight on teen wellness

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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...
Ruth Cohen and her parents with Shafir Regional Council head Adir Neeman (far left). Credit: Shafir Regional Council.

Israeli 11th-grader wins International Bible Contest

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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...
The Israeli delegation leads attendees in singing Hatikvah, the Israeli national anthem, at BBYO International Convention in Dallas, Feburary 2020. Photo by Jason Dixson Photography.

For the 3,500 teens at the annual BBYO convention, the world needs their help

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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...
U.N. Economic and Social Council in New York. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

UN agency recognizes Israeli organization for first time

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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...
The awards ceremony at the international robotics competition in China, August 2019. Credit: Facebook.

Israeli high school robotics team wins first place at competition in China

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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...