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Getting High on Jewish Pride

Jewish pride in Times Square NY!

by Staff Writer

April 18, 2019

Did someone say Jewish teens are feeling intimidated?

Not the two-thousand-five hundred who converged on Manhattan’s Times Square for a spectacular havdalah and Jewish concert in February. They came from 450 cities around the world and Times Square was rocking with Jewish pride.

The Saturday night event of 11th Annual CTeen International Leadership Conference followed a spirited Shabbat that had the teens inspiring each other to up their game as proactive, proud Jews.

To date, there are 500 CTeen chapters around the world, the latest one now opened in Prague, Czech Republic. To learn about your local CTeen Chapter ...

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