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Introducing a Brand New Podcast: The Yentas!
Hey, does anyone hear that drumroll? We are so excited to bring you a brand new podcast: The Yentas! The Yentas isn’t your average dating podcast. On this podcast you get THREE powerhouse matchmakers — Aleeza Ben Shalom, Michal Naisteter and Danielle Selber — who address the challenges of dating in real time. Each episode…
Liberation and Deliverance: Reflecting on Social Justice and Passover
The beginning of the month of Nissan marks not only the start of spring, but the arrival of Passover, or Pesach. Pesach begins at sundown on the 5th of April…
We’re Hiring! Engagement Associate
TITLE: Engagement Associate REPORTS TO: Executive Director STATUS: Full Time SALARY: $40-47K START DATE: Flexible between May and June 2023 What we’re all about: Tribe 12’s mission is to connect…
We’re Hiring! Assistant Director
TITLE: Assistant Director REPORTS TO: Executive Director STATUS : Full Time/Exempt SALARY: $75K-85K plus benefits stipend START DATE: Flexible June or July 2023 What we’re all about: Tribe 12’s mission…
Celebrate Purim with Tribe 12!
Some people consider Purim the Jewish Halloween, others see it as our version of Mardi Gras – but truly Purim is a unique holiday. It commemorates the story of Esther,…
Valentine’s Day Is an Abandoned Field of Landmines & Other Hot Takes From Our Matchmaker
I am a matchmaker and, somewhat ironically, a total grinch about Valentine’s Day. I think this Hallmark holiday is bad for absolutely everyone: the unattached, casual daters, early relationships, couples,…
The Secrets To A Good Life (& How To Learn The Essentials This Spring)
The end of 2022 was filled with quizzes about how well one knew the news cycle that year. Now, I didn’t even try this year (because I knew I would…
Fellowship Who’s Who
The Tribe 12 Fellowship is a leadership experience for individuals that are dedicated to personal growth, enriching communities, and making Judaism their own. Tribe 12 Fellows apply the tangible skills they learn and the network they build to create a capstone project of their own design: a new or existing business, nonprofit, community, or anything…
Valentine’s Week at Tribe 12
Hey, it’s nearly Valentine’s Day! Even though we have ~complex feelings~ about the whole concept of Valentine’s, it is a Tribe 12 tradition to go big during it anyway. The…
Hanukkah with Tribe 12
As the days get shorter and the temperature drops, Hanukkah, the festival of lights, comes along to remind us that longer and warmer days are ahead! At Tribe 12, we…
Meet Board President Rachel Dukeman, Hanukkah Celebration Honoree
In her past life, our in-house matchmaker Danielle Selber was a Fellow in the inaugural class of the Tribe 12 Fellowship and went on to run the Fellowship program for…
Meet Tribe 12 Fellow Jared Jackson, Hanukkah Celebration Honoree
In her past life, our in-house matchmaker Danielle Selber was a Fellow in the inaugural class of the Tribe 12 Fellowship and went on to run the Fellowship program for…
Meet Tribe 12 Fellow Morgan Berman, Hanukkah Celebration Honoree
In her past life, our in-house matchmaker Danielle Selber was a Fellow in the inaugural class of the Tribe 12 Fellowship and went on to run the Fellowship program for…
Meet Tribe 12 Fellow Dave Fine, Hanukkah Celebration Honoree
In her past life, our in-house matchmaker Danielle Selber was a Fellow in the inaugural class of the Tribe 12 Fellowship and went on to run the Fellowship program for…
Happy National Singles Day! Wait, What Is That?
Our in-house matchmaker Danielle weighs in on how to take this pseudo-holiday as an invitation to stop using ‘single’ as a four letter word. It’s November 11th — happy National…
Give Back this Thanksgiving Season
Thanksgiving is coming! Like many American holidays, Thanksgiving comes with some complicated historical baggage. Behind the image of warmth, family and food and gratitude, for many lies a long history…