Growing up outside of St. Louis, Randy & Jason Sklar developed a love of comedy at an early age. Moving to New York in 1994, the brothers worked various jobs during the day to support their comedy performances at night. Their first big break came when MTV asked them to host a hybrid comedy show […]
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Perhaps only a cat with its nine lives can claim to have more than Theodore Bikel has had. Folk singer; theater, film and television actor; radio host; president of Actors’ Equity; political activist; Jewish spokesman, and author are some of the many “careers” to which Mr. Bikel can lay claim. He is, perhaps, too modest […]
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What becomes a rock icon most? Continuing to turn out great work, of course. Growing artistically. Challenging expectations. And how about acting your age: embracing experience rather than trying to airbrush it? Among rock musicians who matter, no one has check-listed those items more winningly than Peter Himmelman. During his multi-pronged career as a singer, […]
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Machon Kaplan is free work/study internship program for undergraduate students interested in Judaism and social justice. Based in Washington, D.C., it provides students with housing, a meaningful social justice internship, the opportunity to engage in academic study related to their internships, and a community of like-minded students with whom to share their experience. Students learn, through study […]
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BBYO will be one of the world’s leading Jewish movements, convening and connecting teens of all backgrounds who will become inspired to live Jewish lives while making a difference in the world. AZA and BBG will be recognized as the preeminent leadership training and character development program for the teen audience and will be core […]
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Next “Dor” (Hebrew for generation) seeks to build community by creating a vibrant center of activity – the Next Dor house – that draws young Jewish adults together. Rather than create its own programming, Next Dor offers the house as a space for community-driven projects as well as for existing young adult organizations to put […]
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The aim of The World Union of Jewish Students is to foster the unity of Jewish students worldwide and to strive to ensure their participation in the fulfillment of the aspirations of the Jewish people, its continuity, and the development of its religious, spiritual, cultural and social heritage.
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For almost seventy years, the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) has offered thousands of young people the opportunity to explore and live Reform Judaism. Today, over 750 Reform congregations throughout North America sponsor Temple Youth Groups, bringing the NFTY experience to more than 10,000 high school-age young people in grades 9 thru 12. […]
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Hazon works to create a healthier and more sustainable Jewish community and a healthier and more sustainable world for all. We effect change in three ways: Through the direct human impact of our programs; By supporting the American Jewish environmental movement and the Israeli environmental movement; Through thought-leadership (writing, speaking, teaching, campaigning). The following values […]
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The NFTY Song Competition provides an opportunity for NFTYite songwriters to share their music with other NFTYites across North America. This event is a crucial mechanism for NFTY to sustain its tradition of creating invigorating songs for its community. For 2005, in the spirit of American Judaism and all its diversity, the Anselm Rothschild Memorial […]
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