The Youth Shall See Visions: Supporting Our NFTY Teens in Their Gun Violence Prevention Work
This is the moment when, truly, the students become the teachers. As Reform Jewish adults, we stand behind our teens and support their efforts while letting them take the lead.
Gun Violence Prevention: Am I an Activist or an Actor?
I don't want my daughter to know we live in a world in which she could get shot in her second-grade classroom. Am I too protective? Too naive? Too selfish?
A Sermon for Parkland, Gun Violence Prevention, and Dick's Sporting Goods
This post is adapted from a sermon given by Cantor Hollis Suzanne Schachner at Temple Shir Tikva of Wayland, MA on March 2, 2018.
Why I Organized Hundreds of My Teenage Peers to Lobby for Gun Violence Prevention
This is an issue that affects all of us, every child in this country no matter your race or gender. Quite honestly, I am tired of hearing about how we are the future of this country. We are this country’s present.
Why I Organized Hundreds of My Peers to Lobby for Gun Violence Prevention in Ohio
On Wednesday, March 14, one month after the mass shooting that killed 17 students and community members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, Matthew Youkilis, along with other Reform Jewish students and their classmates organized nea
We have a choice to make - will we act to end gun violence?
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.
How Our Congregation Went Shopping to End Gun Violence
In the aftermath of the Parkland shooting, we are inspired by America’s teens and heartened by the leadership businesses are showing to confront gun violence.