Youth Organizing Posts
Building Change Through Community
What’s the difference between pragmatism and vision? Is community organizing more about incremental strategy or long-term goals? How do...
A dispatch from Minnesota
Dear JCUA friends, I grew up in Chicago, and joined JCUA when I was in high school. I’m now...
Applications are now open for JCUA’s youth leadership program
For generations, Jewish youth have been at the forefront of movements for change — from Bundists organizing Jewish workers in...
Meet Talia Yaari, JCUA’s new Youth Leadership Coordinator
Hello! My name is Talia Yaari, and I am so excited to join JCUA as the new Youth Leadership...
About my Or Tzedek experience
Participating in the Or Tzedek program during my high school career truly shaped me into the person I am...
“I see the power of JCUA’s youth leaders”
For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Mara, and I’ve been JCUA’s Manager of Youth Organizing and...
Meet JCUA’s summer interns!
JCUA develops powerful leaders in the Jewish community by providing training, mentorship, and resources for personal growth. Each summer, it...
Immigration victories with help from Or Tzedek teens
JCUA and our partners in the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) recently finished another successful legislative...
Introducing Our 2022 Summer Interns
JCUA is excited to welcome our three summer interns to the team! Dalya Lessem Elnecave, Julia Stern, and Elie...
D’var Torah on Bring Chicago Home
On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Dalya delivered the following D’var Torah at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago. Shabbat Shalom....