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Olympic-style teen games celebrate Jewish pride through sports

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Danielle Rose Nurko might be a 2024 JCC Maccabi Games medalist, but for the 16-year-old tennis player, the annual Olympic-style competition for Jewish teens isn’t about winning. “It ...
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Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. This article was produced ...
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As Greenpoint’s Jewish community grows, so does this shul’s Hebrew school

Newly incorporated by the Greenpoint Shul, a mom-and-pop, twice-a-week school aims to serve all of North Brooklyn’s Jewish community. Greenpoint, Brooklyn is known for many things: its extensive ...
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Olympic-style teen games celebrate Jewish pride through sports

PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Thousands of Jewish teens converged for the first JCC Maccabi Games hosted in a university setting. PITTSBURGH (RNS) — Danielle Rose Nurko might be a 2024 JCC Maccabi Games medalist ...
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Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive ...