from Next Dor Affiliate the Emek Project, original post at http://emekproject.org/?p=608&preview=true

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When Westchester Reform Temple (WRT) partnered with Synagogue 3000 to bring Next Dor to New York City, they turned 180 degrees from the previous traditional way of thinking about 20/30s engagement. Recognizing that people in their twenties and thirties generally do not move back to Westchester,…

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On May 23-24, Next Dor's six pilot sites and 10 of its affiliates from around the country joined together for a Next Dor gathering. Hosted by Temple Israel in Boston (home of the Riverway Project), these professionals spent two days delving into how best to build, sustain, and support 20s and 30s communities with the Next Dor team and each other. Here, Rabbi Leah Berkowitz…

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Spotlight on The Tribe

Marc Hurwitz

 

Being a young Jewish adult in South Florida is not too shabby. There are a lot of amazing things to keep you occupied, but if you wanted to do something Jewish without the overtones of being asked for money or…

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You Are Here: Reflections on Gen Y, Worship, and Cultural Consumption

Josh Nelson

 

I spent a good part of my life wandering without a spiritual lifeline. I was lost, having climbed out of the wading pool of organized religion. Somehow, Jewish…

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Next Dor rabbi Noa Kushner is featured in one of the ten principles of the Sabbath Manifesto, www.sabbathmanifesto.com. Light candles!

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Check out the installation speech of Steve Croft, incoming president of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, Texas, the largest synagogue in the Convervative movement.

http://synagogue3000.org/asking-kehillah-kedosha

“Hops for Haiti”, held at Next Dor, Raises Over $620 for Haiti Earthquake Relief



Saturday night, January 16th, the place to be was Next Dor, the house dedicated to creating community for Jewish young adults, as over sixty people gathered to have a good time and raise money to help people in Haiti after last Tuesday’s devastating earthquake.



Organized by Roland Roth and Yoni Sarason, the “Hops for Haiti” program was conceived just 30 hours before as the two young community… Continue

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For those of you not already reading about what we are doing at Nextdorstl.com, facebook.com/nextdorstl, or thestloujew.com, here is a quick update.



We had a ridiculously large Shabbat dinner this past week, at which more than 40 young adults were present. In addition to a little Hanukkah Menorah lighting,… Continue

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