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05/20/2015

Spring Volunteer Opportunities

Tags: Volunteer, Women, Teens, Families, Young Adults, Federation

Check out Spring & Summer Volunteer Opportunities.

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05/19/2015

A Meaningful Cemetery Cleanup

Tags: Volunteer, Federation, Teens, Women, Family, Young Adults

A Meaningful Cemetery Cleanup

There is no greater mitzvah (good deed) than honoring those who came before us! Thank you to the many volunteers who joined together for our Jewish Volunteer Network (JVN) and Commission on Cemetery Preservation (COCP) annual Spring Cemetery Cleanup. From across the community, came young and old alike, spending their Sunday raking, pruning, and beautifying the 124 year-old Lansing Cemetery.

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04/28/2015

Jewish Cleveland's Women are Leaning In

Tags: Women, Federation, Young Adults, Teens

Jewish Cleveland's Women are Leaning In

A sold out house! Nearly 200 women filled the room with energy and passion for the second annual Women Leaning In Event: Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Bossy.

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04/24/2015

2,000+ Celebrate Israel’s 67th

Tags: Israel, Holidays, Blog, Federation, Advocacy, Women, Teens, Family, Young Adults, Arts

2,000+ Celebrate Israel’s 67th

A night to remember! Thousands of community members celebrated Israel's 67th birthday, big and loud. 

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04/23/2015

Wishes from Israel

Tags: Israel, Holidays, Federation, Teens

Wishes from Israel

The entire Cleveland Delegation of March of the Living is sending wishes for Israel’s 67th Yom Ha’atzmaut from Jerusalem! Wishing everyone here a joyous celebration!

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04/22/2015

J-Serve Teens Help in the Community

Tags: Teens, Volunteer

J-Serve Teens Help in the Community

J-Serve is the international day of Jewish service where teens from around the world get together within their communities to perform service acts of repairing the world, or Tikkun Olam.

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04/17/2015

Mifgash (encounter) in Cleveland

Tags: Teens, Israel, Partner

Mifgash (encounter) in Cleveland
Having the Israelis stay with us was a truly incredible experience.
I was lucky enough to be paired with a girl, Inbal, who spoke fluent English. Bringing her to hang out with my friends, giving her a tour around Shaker Heights, and bringing her to school may have been even more interesting for me than it was for her. While she was experiencing a new culture outside of her own, I was provided with an outside perspective on my daily life, which is rare.
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04/17/2015

Our Israel Mission

Tags: Teens, Israel, Beit Shean, Partner

Our Israel Mission

Ever since the Israelis left, we’ve been counting down the days until we see them again. Reuniting with our Israelis is one of the many reasons we’re anxious for our 10-day mission.

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04/17/2015

Our Beit She’an Family

Tags: Teens, Israel, Beit Shean, Partner

Our Beit She’an Family

As a member of icnext, I was given an opportunity to view Israel as an insider and abandon my tourist outlook on the country. I accomplished this goal of connecting and engaging with Israel by living with the Dalal family in Beit She'an.

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04/17/2015

Back Home

Tags: Teens, Israel, Partner

Back Home

Throughout our Israel trip, each one of us has seen so many unique people and places. There is no way to recreate once-in-a-lifetime experiences

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