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CTeen Cancun
1 week ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Shai Fichtelberg// CTeen Sonoma County, California For this week’s “Travel Thursday,” we are taking a voyage to Mexico to bring you…CTeen Cancun. Fourteen years ago, Mendel and Rachel Druk made the 3,300 mile move from New York to Mexico to start a Chabad. Once it was established, Rachel created various programs for her local community, Read More
Every Mitzvah Counts!
2 weeks ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Sophie Edelstein//CTeen Milwaukee, Wisconsin There are four siblings in my family. We all have strong Jewish identities, yet we all practice and celebrate our Judaism in incredibly different ways. Nevertheless, our Jewish identities all shine brightly. My older brother is currently in Yeshiva, a Jewish educational institution that focuses on the study of traditional religious Read More
Chanukah Miracles
1 month ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Nathan Ginsburg// CTeen Gaithersburg, Maryland The story of Chanukah had many amazing miracles occur to the Jewish people, from the oil in the temple lasting eight days rather than one, to our victory, as the Maccabees, against the Greeks. The oil miracle is particularly fitting for today’s age because it is similar to, say, a Read More
Meet CTeen Hungary
2 months ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Shai Fichtelberg// CTeen Sonoma County, California With a new year comes a new CTeen chapter. Just a few months ago, Tzemmy and Sophie Bassman moved to Budapest, Hungary, from the United States, in the hopes of establishing a program for Jewish youth in Hungary. Sophie Bassman shares how important it is to give others the Read More
TGIS 2020
2 months ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Rachel Rouhani//CTeen Plano, Texas Sophie Edelstein//CTeen Milwaukee,Wisconsin What is TGIS you ask? TGIS stands for “Thank Gosh It’s Shabbat!” This acronym serves as the theme for a weekend in November when many CTeen chapters worldwide host Shabbat programing.Shabbat is what unifies the Jewish people, and gives us strength for the upcoming week. This is why Read More
CTeen Gone Virtual!
3 months ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Katie Freedman// CTeen Manchester, UK During this pandemic, meeting up with friends and family has become a great challenge and it has affected all of our lives. However, CTeen and it’s amazing chapters around the world have managed to keep in contact with their teens which has made our chapters stronger than ever. I am Read More
CTeen Kickoffs
4 months ago Shai Fichtelberg 0
Allan Feldman// CTeen Palo Alto, CA The new year has kicked off for CTeen chapters around the world, and what better time to start than on Rosh Hashanah? Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, chapters have found sweet ways to connect with their peers and celebrate the new year, even if it’s virtual or six feet apart. Read More
Dear Leigh,
6 months ago Adina Ichilov 0
Everyone who is a part of this incredible project has the privilege of knowing Leigh Hershkovich-loffe. If you do not know Leigh, she has been working for CTeen for the past six years as editor in Chief of ‘CTeen Connections’ and director of curriculum. Leigh has contributed more to CTeen than this article could do Read More