OREGON EDITION
THE NCSY NEWSLETTER
CHANUKAH 2012
$
360
of seed money was won by Portland NCSY’s JUMP team at the national JUMP conference in New York
81% Raizel O’Brien, Allya Yourish and Meira Spivak (right to left) accept their award of $360 to use towards future projects. Since the JUMP conference, the JUMP team has also received the Golden Phone Award and the grand prize of $1000 for bringing the most volunteers to the Jewish Federation’s Super Sunday Community Action Day.
Preparing Tomorrow’s Leaders NCSY’s Jewish Unity Mentoring Program (JUMP) teaches our teens to make a difference in the Jewish community.
kick–off the competition. The conference gave teens the skills and tools to succeed and to pass along to their other teammates.
Project JUMP is about “doing.” Together with community leaders, teens develop and implement their own programs in community service, Israel advocacy, Jewish education and fundraising. This past October, Oregon NCSY and JSU Director Meira Spivak accompanied two JUMP teen leaders, Raizel O’Brien and Allya Yourish, to New York for a conference to
The Portland NCSY JUMP team won first prize for their presentations and earned $360 in seed money to use towards their future projects. The final JUMP competition will take place in New York, with Ivanka Trump serving as one of the judges. With its great track record, the Portland NCSY JUMP team is sure to make the finals!
Robin and Adam: Gems of the Community When Robin and Adam Greenman’s daughter Eleanor entered high school, she instantly became involved with NCSY. “Our daughter was affiliated before, but she was in a high school with only a few Jewish kids and it was hard for her to feel Jewish pride,” Robin explained. “Teens need the encouragement and energy of their peers. No one can do it alone.” Through NCSY’s fun activities and inspiring Shabbatons, Eleanor began to make friends just like her. Continued on next page... PHOTO CREDIT: Elie Bulka
of JSU attendees never heard of the Sukkot holiday prior to JSU
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teens attended festive meals over the 3-week holiday period in September and October
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new JSU clubs opened at Lake Oswego High School
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