The Jerusalem Post
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Nativ 29 in the News
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THE JERUSALEM POST
Grapevine: Inspiring philanthropy
Sep. 29, 2009
Greer Fay Cashman
"SOME SIXTY members of Nativ, a youth affiliate of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in the United States, who are here on a nine-month study and leadership program, organized a Kol Nidre night happening in Jerusalem, by way of a kosher Woodstock at the conclusion of Kol Nidre services. Taking advantage of the absence of traffic, the youngsters sat in an enormous circle in the Agron-Keren Hayesod intersection and lustily sang Hebrew songs. People heading home from nearby Orthodox, Conservative and Reform congregations were attracted by the sound, and enthusiastically surrounded the singers who occasionally got up to dance in voluntarily gender-segregated circles. Smiles registered on the faces of the spontaneous audience, many of the people who stood around tapped their feet and clapped in time to the melodies, and some even joined in. click here for the full article
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Canadian Jewish News
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Nativ 29 in the News
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80 USY grads leave for year in Israel
Thursday, 17 September 2009
TORONTO — Eighty recent graduates of United Synagogue Youth (USY) departed at the beginning of September for Israel, and among them were four women from Toronto.... click here to read the full article |
