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Summer 2007 Newsletter Our milestone achievements include La’Briyut, a national, school-based program that promotes health, fitness and stress reduction while also teaching Jewish values; the Mitzvah Fair In A Box, a 110-booth, multi- dimensional fair that absolutely defies description; the Kiruv Roundtable, where we brought together thirty leading outreach professionals to discuss how we can have more of an impact on stemming the relentless tide of assimilation; and new publications about Chanukah, Tu B’Shvat and the meaning of Bar Mitzvah. View some of these highlights below, or click here to download the pdf version of the newsletter |
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Childhood obesity may soon overtake
smoking as our nation’s #1 preventable
disease. And yes, “disease” is the accurate
description because,
like smoking, childhood
obesity acts as a host, arms
wide open, welcoming
heart issues, type 2 diabetes,
stroke and associated
psychological disorders.
Not to mention the social
stigmas. |
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Displayed as one of the “Best of the Best” at the AJOP Convention, |
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Eager, as always, to develop educational
modules to link the Jewish community, The Afikim Foundation
hosted a roundtable conference in New York for kiruv professionals
from around the country. |
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New materials for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Tu B'Shvat, Chanukah, and more. |
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