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From a young age, we are taught to have an open mind. I used to hear it all the time at school, from my friends, or when my parents wanted
Category: Teens
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After two gap years in Israel, I came home to go back to school—at a university I felt incredibly privileged to be accepted to. Even with a generous financial aid
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Amalya Salamo, who recently graduated from high school in the Bay area, first heard about the Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) from a family member who works within the community. As
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Contra Costa Midrasha (CCM) is a Walnut Creek-based Federation partner that engages teens in Jewish life through communal activities, cultural exchanges, educational experiences, and whatever form of fun they can
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Each year, teens from across the Bay Area are carefully selected to serve on the Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) Board. In their role as Board members, teens come to a
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The Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF), a program of the Federation, trains teen Board members to become effective young philanthropists and changemakers. This year, our mission was to assist individuals and
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Our teens are experiencing a summer like no other. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in months of shelter-in-place, disruption of school and social activities, and cancellation of camp and
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I was thrilled when my daughter Hannah expressed interest in joining the North Peninsula Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) two years ago. She had heard wonderful things about the program from
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The Diller Teen Fellows Jewish Community Mifgash (or JCM) was a truly invaluable experience that I will never forget. Every year in Diller, each Israeli cohort of about 20 teens
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Since its creation in San Francisco fifteen years ago, the Jewish Teen Foundation (JTF) has been so successful that the program has been replicated in cities throughout the country. “It