Teens Enjoy a Day of Food, Fun, Friends and Learning at the Second Annual Jewish Teen Day of Discovery

Planned with teen input, it brought together teachers and learners from all over the community for an exciting day of Jewish study and socializing. They were joined by teens that came from as far as Green Bay, De Pere, Beloit, Egg Harbor, and the greater Madison area. Presenters came from all walks of Jewish life. From Chassidus to Reform, the various streams of Judaism were represented by teachers, rabbis, community workers, authors, Israeli emissaries, entertainers and journalists.

The teens enjoyed icebreakers and brunch, followed by a wide variety of learning sessions. They were offered 23 different sessions on 20 topics-some topics were so popular that we had to repeat them! This year’s topics included Jewish art and cooking, Israeli teen life, music, dancing and self-defense, anti-Semitism, Jewish humor and the media, and what Judaism has to say about sexuality, love and marriage and alcohol. Teens told us that there were almost too many choices! The sessions were followed by a delicious gourmet kosher pasta lunch and a hilarious performance of ComedySportz tailored just for Jewish teens.

Channel 18 News cameras recorded all our classrooms filled with enthusiastic students actively involved in learning and doing. The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle also covered the event. Click here to read it; view our gallery of Kipp Friedman’s photos of Jewish Teen Day of Discovery 2006.

Read national teen publication JVIBE Magazine’s coverage of the event ONLINE, featuring the writing of Milwaukee teens Gerad Bandos, Samantha Bass, and Michelle Langer by clicking here.