{"id":52567,"date":"2015-12-14T15:19:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=52567"},"modified":"2015-12-14T15:21:13","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T20:21:13","slug":"sparking-the-flame-engaging-jewish-teens-through-inspiration-based-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/sparking-the-flame-engaging-jewish-teens-through-inspiration-based-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Sparking the Flame: Engaging Jewish Teens Through \u2018Inspiration-Based\u2019 Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Teens-making-menorahs-e1449758700189-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Teens-making-menorahs-e1449758700189\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-post-52567 wp-image-52570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Teens-making-menorahs-e1449758700189-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/Teens-making-menorahs-e1449758700189.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Christmas is a hard time to be a Jewish teen. It\u2019s even harder if you\u2019re the one trying to reach out to that Jewish teen.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last several months, we\u2019ve all been debating the veracity of a host of studies that essentially attempt to predict the Jewish future. You may be in favor of these studies \u2013 or opposed to them \u2013 but the reality is that none of us can accurately predict what will happen 20, 15, or even 10 years down the line.<\/p>\n<p>But we at NCSY can tell you one thing \u2013 we\u2019re out there on the front lines of Jewish teen outreach every single day, and the challenges are vast. We run Jewish culture clubs for teens on nearly 200 public school campuses nationwide, and we come face-to-face with the thousands of teens who will become our Jewish tomorrow. And the sad reality, especially at this time of year, is that most aren\u2019t particularly proud of, or interested in, their heritage.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading at <a href=\"http:\/\/ejewishphilanthropy.com\/sparking-the-flame-engaging-jewish-teens-through-inspiration-based-education\/\">eJewishPhilanthropy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas is a hard time to be a Jewish teen. It\u2019s even harder if you\u2019re the one trying to reach out to that Jewish teen. Over the last several months, we\u2019ve all been debating the veracity of a host of studies that essentially attempt to predict the Jewish future. 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