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Jewish Youth for Community Action board member Jennifer Esteen with sons Jalen (left) and Barry (right) at Barry's bar mitzvah (Photo/Courtesy Jennifer Esteen)
Posted inNews

New group for Jewish teens of color to hang out and ‘smash systems of oppression’

Tova Ricardo by Tova Ricardo August 28, 2019September 6, 2019
The clutter situation at Julie Levine's house (Photo/Julie Levine)
Posted inKids & Family

I’ve made peace with my teens’ clutter, and I think I’m going to miss it

by Julie Levine June 26, 2019June 26, 2019
(From left) Kai Levenson-Cupp, Caroline Hall Sherr, David Reback and Eli Ganz (Photo/Stuart Locklear Photography)
Posted inEducation

Is Gen Z alright? New study goes deep on Jewish teens

Arno Rosenfeld by Arno Rosenfeld March 20, 2019
Ilya Varga (left) with Maddy Winard and Olivia Rokhsar making babka in the Urban Adamah kitchen. (Photo/Lezak Shallat)
Posted inEducation

Bay Area teens go elbow-deep in Jewish cooking (and values)

Lezak Shallat by Lezak Shallat March 1, 2019March 1, 2019
a group of teen girls smile and hold up challah braids in progress
Posted inEducation

Orthodox youth groups spring up around the Bay

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 12, 2018October 12, 2018
Michaela Weinstein
Posted inEducation

Changing school culture by teaching ethics earns Albany teen $36k Diller award

by Rob Gloster August 8, 2018August 8, 2018
Zephira Derblich-Milea of Shalom Bayit speaks to youth professionals at Jewish LearningWorks. (Photo/Kait Miller)
Posted inNews

Major new teen initiative launches in Bay Area

Elissa Einhorn by Elissa Einhorn May 18, 2018May 22, 2018
A teenage Lisa Geduldig in Israel, summer 1978
Posted inIsrael at 70

Skinny dipping in Israel and other Jewish success stories

Lisa Geduldig by Lisa Geduldig April 16, 2018
Nicki Gilbert's eldest
Posted inColumns

College-bound but still a teenager, and life changes again

by Nicki Gilbert February 27, 2018
Levi Glatt foraging for herbs in Santa Cruz. (Photo/Rena Durbin)
Posted inJewish Life

How this teen herbalist’s book supports healing for the homeless

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 28, 2017December 1, 2017

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