Social Media Tips for Teen Gun Violence Prevention Activists
As NFTY and the Reform Movement undertake a reinvigorated campaign to help end gun violence in the United States, we've compiled a few tips and resources for teen activists who want to get involved.
NFTY Teens Are Leading the Way on Gun Violence Prevention
This is a moment unlike any in recent memory – and all over the U.S., Reform Jewish teens are leading the way.
A Jewish Teen's Message to Congress on Gun Violence Prevention
Last week, Reform Jewish high school students from across the country came to Washington, D.C for the Bernard and Audre Rapaport L’Taken Social Justice Seminar.
After Parkland: How We're Mobilizing to Prevent Gun Violence
The Reform Jewish community faced the tragic task last week of burying our own: Among the 17 people gunned down in last Wednesday’s Parkland school shooting were Reform Jewish teens and a teacher.
This Shabbat, We Remember Those Lives Lost to Gun Violence
This Shabbat, we say Mourner's Kaddish for all those lives lost to gun violence thus far in 2018.
Our Job is to Prevent Gun Violence
The utter horror of the murderous shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut remains in all of our minds and has rightly propelled us into a critical dialogue that we hope will produce real action after so many years. And the problem has been with us for many years. Much of the time, families and communities – especially in our inner cities – have fought on the front lines against gun violence without much attention from the rest of society. Now, with the alarming and increasing regularity of mass shootings – every couple of years it seems – like those in Newtown and Aurora, it should be clear to all of us that gun violence is our collective problem as a nation, and must be addressed in all of its forms.
I'm a Jewish Teacher Who Will Never Carry a Gun
I’m a teacher who has enjoyed shooting sports – but, no. I will never carry a weapon in a classroom.
Jewish Teens Made History in Tallahassee – and We're Not Done Yet
I hope you saw the news stories about buses of students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, making their way to Florida’s Capitol to plead with their legislators about preventing gun violence.
Jewish Resources for Coping with the Tragic Shooting in Parkland, FL
As Reform Jews, our task is to challenge America's conscience. Here, yet again, we offer words, prayers, and concrete ways to take action to prevent gun violence.
NFTY Teens Made History in Tallahassee – We’re Not Done Yet
We will tell our grandchildren about this one day, NFTY. What will you be able to say?