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Mah jongg was a Jewish grandmother thing. Now teens are getting in on the game.

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026Jesse Orine

This article was produced as part of (JR)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For generations of Jewish Americans, the clacking of mah jongg tiles was the soundtrack of a social and sometimes raucous table game associated with their mothers and […]

Summer camps inspire teens to take the next step in their Jewish journeys

December 12, 2024December 12, 2024Jesse Orine

This article was produced as part of (JR)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. Spending a semester in Israel in 2023 was life-changing for Leora Schonbrun. At Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim, a high school program run by the Ramah organization, her feelings […]

Spring camp for disabled children charges forward despite Hamas war

April 8, 2024April 16, 2024Arsen Mayer

Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL-JNF) and JNF-KKL Germany, in collaboration with the “Simcha Layeled” association, held a summer camp experience for disabled and seriously ill children for five days in Eilat last week. The camp was attended by 850 children, some without disabilities, and a professional team of social workers, medical teams, volunteers, and KKL-JNF guides. […]