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LTI 2026 Summary
Posted on September 8, 2026
Last weekend, over 80 USY leaders from all over North America gathered at Camp Ramah in New England in Palmer, MA for USY’s annual Leadership Training Institute (LTI).
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USY President Message: Rosh Hashanah
Posted on September 8, 2026
I think we spend a lot of time in USY talking about how to make USY better. Which, obviously, makes sense. I’m the International President. A pretty large part of my job is quite literally talking about how to make...
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LTI 2026 Recap
Posted on September 4, 2026
By: Sylvie Neff As I ran to the buses with people I had just met moments ago, all I could think was, “Yes. This is where I’m supposed to be.” Someone grabbed my hands, pushed our arms up to make...
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Building Stronger Jewish Communities, One Teen at a Time
Posted on September 2, 2026
Over the past several years, USY has been investing in a simple but powerful idea: what happens when a community has a dedicated professional whose job is to engage teens, build relationships, and strengthen connections between synagogues and young people?...
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Summer 2026 USY Summer Programs Reflection
Posted on August 31, 2026
As I reflect on the summer of 2026, I am filled with pride and gratitude for what we created through USY Summer Programs. This summer, teens participated in three distinct immersive experiences: Wheels, Impact DR, and Yuval Yisrael, including a...
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The Importance of a USY Summer Program in Israel
Posted on August 17, 2026
By: Benjy Behrman Planning Yuval Yisrael 2026 was not easy! The war with Iran at the beginning of the year made it virtually impossible to plan for the summer. Most of the country was shut down, and it was unclear...
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Vehi Sheamda: Building Jewish Community and Joy Across North America
Posted on July 27, 2026
By: Julie Marder וְהִיא שֶׁעָמְדָה לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְלָנוּ “And this is what sustained our ancestors and us.” This past week, I had the privilege of getting a firsthand glimpse of the profound impact our USY on Wheels program has on both...
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USY Summer Programs are on Their Way!
Posted on June 30, 2026
Editorial Note: USY on Wheels has already hit the road. Follow the adventure here By: Jen Fisher Summer is officially underway, and USY teens from across North America are embarking on journeys filled with adventure, personal growth, leadership development, and...
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State of USY ’25-’26
Posted on June 3, 2026
There is something deeply Jewish about struggling to say goodbye. Judaism has never really believed in endings. Even our moments of mourning are filled with rituals that gently push us back toward life. We tear clothing, but then we sew....
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From Babel to Belonging
Posted on June 3, 2026
One of the earliest stories in the Torah about human ambition is the Tower of Babel. The people gather in one place, speaking one language, united around one project. They say, “Come, let us build a city and a tower...
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