Tag Archives: Jewish teens

Local Teen Elected BBYO International Teen President

Adi Shankman, a senior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda and the newly elected international teen president of the B’nai B’rith Youth Organization, knew he wanted to serve as president when he was wrapping tefillin in the Poconos. Read more » »

International BBYO Convention Is Close to Home in 2026

In February, some 3,500 Jewish teens from 52 countries will gather in Philadelphia for the BBYO International Convention, the organization’s “Super Bowl,” so to speak. Read more » »

Agudas Achim Seeks ‘Proactive’ Ways to Fight Antisemitism

Scroll through the comments on any Jewish-adjacent social media post, and you’re more than likely to see antisemitic tropes, anti-Jewish “jokes” and other harmful rhetoric. Read more » »