• Regional Board Candidates

    on March 3, 2020

    Our 2020-2021 Regional Board Candidates Are… Join NFTY-CAR this April 3-5 virtually as we elect next year’s regional board leaders. We are thrilled to announce that for the first time ever, 8th graders can cast their ballots in the regional board elections. All 8th-12th graders can vote! Claire Hershenhouse – Candidate for President Hi NFTY!


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  • NFTY Chicago Regional Board Elections 2020

    on January 9, 2020

    Are you a leader in NFTY Chicago? Now is your opportunity to run for NFTY Chicago regional board!


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  • Join Me at NFTY Nashir for Music & Friends!

    on October 23, 2019

    By Asher Rigler I’ve attended NFTY Nashir: Teen Songleading Institute twice, in Freshman and Sophomore years, and have had a blast and learned something new both times. Not to mention, I made some incredible new friends. I was initially reluctant to go after my cantor told me about it, thinking “I already songlead three days


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  • Be a Leader in NFTY-CAR!

    on August 22, 2019

    In NFTY our values guide our actions and the future of our youth movement. One of these core values is teen leadership. We are a teen-led youth movement, and in order to continue to grow, we need teen leaders like YOU! Now is your opportunity to apply to be on the NFTY-CAR cabinet!!! The cabinet is


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  • Mazel Tov Class of 2019!

    on April 18, 2019

    Last weekend, NFTY CAR joined together for their last event of the year, Kolbo. Kolbo is always bittersweet because although we get to welcome so many new faces into our community, we also need to say goodbye to our beloved seniors. Each graduating member of NFTY has impacted our community in more ways than one


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  • My Son Discovered His Jewish Identity at NFTY

    on March 15, 2019

    To find a place in this world is a treasure. To feel that something matters in this world is a gift. To sense that one is a part of something far greater than oneself might offer us purpose in life. In the book of Proverbs we read, “Train up a child in the way they should go, and when they are old, they will not depart from it.”


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  • Meet the Candidates for the NFTY-CAR Regional Board

    on March 5, 2019

    NFTY CAR is governed by a board of teen leaders who are selected to serve a one-year term. We are excited to introduce the candidates for the 2019-2020 Regional Board! Elections will be on March 31st from 3:00 – 8:00 PM at Beth Tikvah. They are open to 8th-12th graders.


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  • Why We Loved NFTYpalooza 2018!

    on October 3, 2018

    Shalom NFTY-CAR! On September 3rd we had our annual kickoff event.  This year’s theme was NFTYpalooza. Some highlights included: inflatables (like a jousting arena and human hungry hungry hippo), R & B City DJ, and live music from Six on Friday, our favorite local band.  It was a fun way to start off the new year, see all of our friends, and connect high schoolers in NFTY with teens from NFTY678, our middles school program.


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  • The Power of We

    on April 20, 2018

    In response to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, communities across the country have come together to help protect our schools and our students. What makes this gun violence prevention movement different from groups in the past is that it is lead by teenagers.


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  • Speaking Up for Those Who May Not be Able To

    on April 19, 2018

    In January I attended L’Taken, a four-day social justice seminar run by the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism that ends with lobbying on Capitol Hill. Two of my friends and I decided to lobby for immigration reform, more specifically the DREAM Act of 2017, because we knew that we had the opportunity here to speak up for those that couldn’t do it themselves. We also wanted to show our support for such an important issue that impacted so many people across our country. 


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