Travel the world. Build meaningful relationships. Create lasting change.
For more than 50 years, Mitzvah Corps has been the premier provider of social justice experiences for high school students, giving teens the opportunity to travel the world, build meaningful relationships with one another and their global peers, understand the complexities and challenges facing various communities, take action on issues they care about, and embrace the ways that Judaism empowers t
09/08/2020
BIG NEWS‼️ Teens who enroll in a Summer 2021 NFTY in Israel trip will receive $3,000 OFF! This includes our 3-week Mitzvah Corps Israel trip. We’re so excited for the opportunity to return to Israel and hope to see you on the journey! Register now at nftyisrael.org/mcisrael.
08/28/2020
Join us tonight at 5:30 PM for our Virtual Shabbat. All UMC Alumni are welcome! Remember to register at nfty.org/x.
08/22/2020
Join us this Friday, August 28th at 5:30pm for Shabbat with Urban Mitzvah Corps Alumni.
08/12/2020
BIG NEWS: You now have until August 23rd to register for URJ Heller High (Formerly NFTY-EIE)’s Fall 2020 Online Academy. Learn more & register now at: hellerhigh.org/virtual-highschool
Just announced: The deadline to register for our brand new Fall 2020 Online Academy has been extended to August 23rd!
Learn more & register now: hellerhigh.org/virtual-highschool
06/03/2020
High school and college students, please join Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism this Friday at 3pm ET for a virtual space for conversation, which will open the door to future gatherings, learning opportunities, trainings, and activism for students and young adults as we work to become an anti-racist youth movement. Register now: https://bddy.me/2AzFDWe
At the request of our high school and college student leaders, we are creating space to process the entrenched, deadly racism in our country, and what the Reform movement and individual Jews can do to leverage our power to make change.
This Friday at 3pm ET, join us in this virtual space for conversation, which will open the door to future gatherings, learning opportunities, trainings, and activism for students and young adults as we work to become an anti-racist youth movement. Register now: https://bddy.me/2AzFDWe
05/07/2020
Tonight at 5pm ET, join the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism staff for an interactive webinar exploring the government's response to COVID-19. We'll review prior legislation, discuss priorities for future efforts, and brainstorm ways to advance health care and economic justice for the most vulnerable communities. Register now & learn more about the upcoming Online Learning & Leadership Seminars: RAC.org/TeenAction
05/06/2020
Tomorrow at 5pm ET, join the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism staff for an interactive webinar exploring the government's response to COVID-19. We'll review prior legislation, discuss priorities for future efforts, and brainstorm ways to advance health care and economic justice for the most vulnerable communities. Register now: bddy.me/2A0BBpH
Learn more about our upcoming Online Learning & Leadership Seminars: RAC.org/TeenAction
05/04/2020
Calling Jewish teens! Voices for justice are important now more than ever. The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism has announced a series of online learning and leadership opportunities for Jewish teens, focused on advancing health care and economic justice for the most vulnerable, civic engagement and voting rights, and more. Check out below and register now!
Join us for Jewish teen activism during COVID-19 [Scroll to the bottom of this post to sign-up for our online events!]
04/30/2020
It is with broken hearts that we share our plans to cancel all in-person activities held on our site for summer 2020.
While we have continued to plan, prepare, pray, and hope for another transformative summer at Urban Mitzvah Corps, the risks posed by COVID-19 threaten our most sacred value – the health and well-being of our teens, staff, and educators that attend our program – along with their communities back home.
We look forward to reuniting in person in our summer home for 2021!
More information is available on our website at:
https://gardenempire.nfty.org/umc/2020-updates/
04/27/2020
Celebrate Israel's Birthday with a week of programming from NFTY's Israel Engagement Task Force, in partnership with NFTY in Israel and URJ Heller High (Formerly NFTY-EIE). Tune in everyday, with our first event starting today at 8pm EST! For more information, and to register, visit NFTY.org/April.
04/23/2020
How have you been spending your time at home? Tell us in the comments!