Name: Unaffiliated Teens : What Do We Owe Them? Deepdive into Rebuilding Community – How Dungeons & Dragons Worked for Us!
Start: 2025-06-26T08:30:00-0400
End: 2025-06-26T10:00:00-0400

The NewCAJE conference is a vibrant gathering that unites Jewish educators and professionals to strengthen the Jewish community through education. Rooted in the legacy of CAJE, NewCAJE fosters innovation, collaboration, and inspiration. The conference offers space for sharing best practices, exploring new ideas, and deepening Jewish and educational learning. Committed to inclusivity and pluralism, it welcomes educators from all backgrounds, creating a supportive network that empowers them to make a lasting impact.

Thursday June 26, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EDT

Julia Rogers: JR - G27

Teens are disconnected and unaffiliated. USY’s regional support disappeared. Where do we go from here? Starting a Dungeons & Dragons Club for teens reinvigorated our local AAUSY chapter. Now, a year later, I have reflected on how and why other congregations could make this model work for them too!

Speakers

Zoe Steiner

Education & Engagement Coordinator and Youth Advisor, Congregation Agudas Achim

Zoe Steiner is the Education & Engagement Coordinator and Youth Advisor at Congregation Agudas Achim in Austin, Texas. Over the last 2 years in this role she has worked to rebuild the community’s inactive Chaverim, Gesher, and USY youth group membership and participation back... Read More →

Thursday June 26, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EDT
Julia Rogers: JR - G27

Creating Community Teens

NewCAJE16

Zoe Steiner

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NewCAJE16

Zoe Steiner

Attendees (2)

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