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If you have not already registered and are interested in participating in Beit Midrash, please contact the Center for Learning and Engagement or enicastro@wbtla.org.
Through dinner, basketball, music, improv, art and creative Jewish learning, teens can be themselves, make new friends and learn in informal ways about Judaism and the world around them. This program provides positive role modeling for teens in a safe and comfortable environment. It is the place to be on Wednesday nights!
WBTY is the senior youth group of Wilshire Boulevard Temple and is affiliated with the Reform movement’s youth program, NFTY (National Federation of Temple Youth). Our programs offer a balance of social, educational and religious content, with events planned and facilitated completely by teens, for teens.
Contrasting with Religious School or the Wednesday Night Program, WBTY is more of an open club for teens to join with no expectation of them other than to show up and have a great time. Events are local, regional and national.
WBTY is affiliated with the North American Federation of Temple Youth, NFTY. Visit the national site at www.nfty.org.
Our enhanced OZRIM Job Program is uniquely designed to assist 8th-12th graders in developing the necessary tools to take on leadership roles in our community while providing opportunities for transformative personal growth. This paid job program includes a job training and leadership development module in conjunction with the opportunity to work side-by-side each week with one of our talented Educators at the Center for Learning and Engagement. Participants will further explore their connection with Jewish texts, traditions, and values, while serving as positive Jewish role models for our younger participants. Contact the office of the Center for Learning and Engagement or email David Green at dgreen@wbtla.org for more information.
The Wilshire Boulevard Temple-NFTY in Israel program is a challenging foru-and-a-half wekk summer experience created especially for teens completing their sophomore year in high school. Travel with your friends from WBTY and Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps, along with hundreds of teens from across North America, and experience for yourself the epic story of the Jewish People. You'll meet Israeli teens, ride a camel, snorkel in the Red Sea, mountain bike, join in a real archeological dig, swim in the Mediterranean Sea, celebrate Shabbat in Jerusalem, buy some sandals, eat falafel, and have the most amazing time of your life. Just ask any of the WBTYites who have experienced NFTY in Israel over the past two summers - if you're seeking a meaningful and exciting journey to Israel filled with incredible memories and friendships that last a lifetime, this trip is for you! Visit www.nftyisrael.org/summer/ or contact the Center for Learning and Engagement or email enicastro@wbtla.org for more information.
Throughout the year Wilshire Boulevard Temple offers many opportunities for young people to escape for the weekend to camp, to experience Shabbat together, and to learn about their Judaism and themselves in new and creative ways.
Call Andrew Benkendorf, Youth Director — and get the story on Wilshire Boulevard Temple's exciting programs for youth. Or email enicastro@wbtla.org for more info.
(more information coming soon!!)
