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About Young Jewish Leadership Concepts (YJLC)
Young Jewish Leadership Concepts (YJLC) is an independent non-profit young professionals network, established in 1986 in order to provide social events, travel opportunities, and community service activities for Jewish young adults. Read more...
22nd Annual YJLC Pocono Rafting / Resort Weekend Leadership Escape
August 7–9, 2009 — Our 22nd Fantastic Year!
Come join us in August for our always popular and loads of fun Pocono Rafting and Resort weekend. Highlights in 2009 include:
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“Making Connections thru Comedy”
— Special Feature: Benji Lovitt’s Stand-Up Comedy on Aliyah
— Steps & Mis-Steps on Immigrating to Israel - Rafting down the Lehigh River
- Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
- Pool parties, Volleyball, Dance-Party/Mixers
- and much more…
- Special Discount for Birthright Israel Alumni
- Early Bird Discount Deadline — July 3
- National Co-Sponsors:
MASA Israel Journey: The Gateway to Long Term programs in Israel
B'nai B'rith Young Professional Network
Spots will fill up quickly, so be sure to Register Today!
Recent Stockton College grad (and South Jersey outreach coordinator for YJLC) in love with Israel & Judaism
Alex Yeni is focused on the Jewish future. Alex, known to her friends as “AJ” after her first and middle names “Alexandra Josephine,” just graduated from Stockton College and is interning at the Israeli consulate in Philadelphia. She is also the South Jersey outreach coordinator for Young Jewish Leadership Concepts (YJLC), an organization that brings young Jewish professionals together to meet, expand their Jewish horizons, and become leaders in the Jewish community. One of YJLC's signature programs is “Israel Encounter,” its annual trip to Israel. Yeni is looking forward to going to Israel with the group on July 2.
“I love Israel,” said Yeni, a native of Cherry Hill who wants a career in Israel advocacy or Middle East diplomacy. At the Israeli consulate, she works on cultural, academic, and media affairs. “It's really fun and exciting, but a lot of hard work.”
Part of Yeni's job is reading everything printed about Israel in the mid-Atlantic region. “I worry about how Israel is perceived in the media,” she said. Yeni said that she wants Israel's image to be as positive as possible.
We're looking for Outreach Coordinators in different geographical areas. Interested? Please send your resume to Lou4YJLC.org.
Gimme Five
Painless "Tzedakah" - A "Righteous Act" of Charity and a Chanukah Blast!
Imagine making a $5 contribution and having it multiplied 200 or 2,000 times with other participating young professionals. In Honor of Magen David Adom being finally accepted as an International Red Cross agency, YJLC gives you the chance to make a difference with a $5 gift.
Learn more about our Gimme Five ("Tayn Lei Chameish" in Hebrew) / One Less Latte campaign.
Emergency Situation in Sderot...
The American Friends of Magen David Adom requests your help and assistance with the emergency situation in Sderot. Please click here for more info...
