Youth Groups

L’Taken Reﬂections

March 1, 2019

L’Taken Reﬂections Hannah Brooks L’Taken was an experience of a lifetime. I for sure know I deﬁnitely want to go back. As a girl who cares about social justice, I loved it and yes it had its faults but, it changed my whole life. Writing my speech was a very big accomplishment. It was also […]

From our Youth Group Advisors – May 2018

May 1, 2018

Looking Back on the SPeTY Year Rachel Fischer, SPeTY Advisor youth@bethelsp.org What a year it has been for SPeTY! We have bonded at the beach, enjoyed movie night(s), played laser tag, escaped a locked room, and played a round or two of miniature golf. We organized the collection for the High Holiday Food Drive, helped […]

From our Youth Group Advisors – April 2018

April 4, 2018

Who are the Grown Ups at a NFTY Kallah? Rachel Fischer, TBE Youth Advisor youth@bethelsp.org When Sareta went oﬀ to her ﬁrst Kallah, I had no idea who was at a typical NFTY weekend gathering. Sure, I had the assurance that Kallah was a wonderful thing. But I only had a vague idea that teens […]

From our Youth Group Advisors – December 2017 – January 2018

January 10, 2018

From our SPeTY Advisor Rachel Fischer youth@bethelsp.org Imagine a Conservative Jewish house in the 1970’s without a TV. No Monday Night Football. No ball games of any sort in the household. Just Saturday morning radio broadcasts for fun. Then, imagine the former Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena (currently the Oracle Arena.) The glass exterior sparkles. The […]