WORDS THAT BREATHE

We didn’t just play games. We practiced being Jewish. At Or Ami’s retreat, teens mentored younger campers through “Deal or No Deal,” Human Scrabble, and a Jewish Olympic torch ceremony, learning to balance nitzachon with chesed. In a moment of rising antisemitism, that kind of joyful Jewish leadership matters.

What does it mean to be a Jew today? A reflection on identity, tradition, and justice in a complex world.

Source of beginnings, Teach us to treasure time: To taste the sweetness of its swift seconds, To seek truth amidst its trials, To trust...