Save the Date for LIVE from Greater MetroWest – We hope you can join us on March 30 for this exciting annual community-wide event with special guest Michael Strahan. More details and registration information coming soon. |
IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY
Raising Disability Awareness – February is Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month (JDAIM) and Greater MetroWest ABLE is hosting a number of programs throughout the month to support the meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities. »more
Mitzvah Projects to Meet Every Teen’s Interests and Skills – Last Sunday, 250 pre-teens gathered for Mitzvot of Greater MetroWest to learn about the incredible variety of bar and bat mitzvah service projects available to them in our area and about all the opportunities to stay engaged in service activities into their teen years. »more
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
Sharing a Love of Literature with Israeli Partners – After a successful launch last year, Global Connections is proud to announce the second year of our Living Bridges Book Club, beginning in February. Participants will read the same book as club members in Arad and hold a virtual discussion. »more
Diller Teen Anniversary Celebration in Israel – Diller alumni and their families gathered to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the program in Rishon Letzion. This wonderful program brings together young people from Greater MetroWest and Israel to build connections and leadership skills. »more
YOUR IMPACT
BLOG: Finding the Judaism in Teen Topics – “What do YOU want to learn?” That’s the JTEEN-GMW@ slogan. As we embark on a new era of JTEEN programming it is a question we are asking more and more… and we’re getting more responses than ever before. By Yoni Glatt, Federation’s Director of JTEEN-GMW. »more
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DID YOU KNOW? Nearly 15,000 immigrants to Israel in 2016 were under the age of 35, according to early estimates from the Federation-funded Jewish Agency. They represent 55 percent of all olim this year and continue a trend of youthful aliyah. |
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