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As we reflect on this past year and look to 5786, we know that a new year of blessings must be built on the firm foundation of a purposeful and proud Judaism.

We sat down with two Reform Jewish youth leaders, immediate past NFTY president Benji Rosenblum and former NELFTY vice president Milton Sender, to discuss the evolution of the Jewish teen experience in North America, leadership, identity, and community.

The High Holy Days call us to act: free the hostages, feed the hungry, end the war.

How often have you heard or said phrases like “increasing member engagement” or “the power of engagement?” If you’re like me, and the hundreds of leaders I’ve worked with in the congregational and nonprofit arena, the answer is probably every day.

This year, as Jews across the globe begin to prepare for the High Holy Days, the most sacred time of year, I personally feel a sense of deep despair and fierce urgency to enter the year of 5786 embracing the particular and the universal.

These initiatives are about ensuring small congregations have the tools, training, and support to not just survive, but thrive ... and this is only the beginning.

Every five years, the Jewish world holds elections for the World Zionist Congress. Unfortunately, this year, the elections in the United States were marked by serious electoral fraud.

Across North America, Reform congregations are finding creative ways to strengthen community, live out Jewish values, and pursue justice. Whether investing in Jewish youth in Louisiana, turning a lighthearted NBA rivalry into community action in Indiana and

I was shocked when Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, named me one of 2025’s 18 American Zionist Women You Should Know. I don’t feel I deserve this honor.

On Sunday, October 26, hundreds of people from different facets of Reform Jewish life will gather online for great learning and motivate each other to amp up our terrific work.