For one week in April, ten Israeli teens from the town of Sderot joined with teens from JRF communities in the New York region for the incredible New York / Israel Teen Mifgash (meeting).  The Israeli teens toured the city, saw a Broadway show, and went to the top of the Empire State Building; and with their American peers they walked around the Lower East Side and visited the Museum of Jewish Heritage.  More importantly, the Israelis and Americans had meaningful interactions and in-depth conversations about life in Israel and America, what it means to be Jewish in each country, and how we can live our daily lives as conscious and committed Jews.  Supported by a generous grant from the Israel Experience Center of the UJA-Federation of New York, this event would not have possible without the commitment of the staff and communities of the SAJ, West End Synagogue, and the Reconstructionist Synagogue of the North Shore.

Click here to read an article about this event, and the ongoing work of No'ar Hadash, from New York's The Jewish Week.