This year Yom Hashoah comes at a time when most of us are at home, obeying shelter-in-place orders with our children. While discussing the Holocaust with your children can seem a little daunting, especially during all the uncertainty we are currently facing, it is still incredibly impo…
Name: Jenna Himelstein
School & Grade: 11th Grader at Carmel High School
Passionate About the Cause of: Protecting the Environment and Reducing Poverty
Participants in the YoPhI Teen Board have spent the last eight months working in collaboration with the IU Lilly Family School of Philant…
In a few hours, Shabbat will begin. Throughout the ages, it has been a time for Jews to rest and reflect. Right now, as we isolate ourselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Shabbat can be an opportunity to count our blessings.
This morning, I heard a man discuss the difference between …
By David Heilbron
Director of Youth Philanthropy & Connection
Over the past 18 months in my role at JFGI, I have had the privilege of working with 41 Jewish high schoolers a part of the YoPhI Teen Board. The YoPhI Teen Board experience provides teens in grades 11 and 12 the opportunity to e…
