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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…
Civic Engagement
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LGBTQ
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The Chailights
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Women
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Tribe Commons
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Last Minute Ways to Spice up your Seder
Family rituals have a lot to do with why some of us look forward to Passover– and why some of us don’t. Horseradish-stained Haggadot, Elijah’s cup your cousin made in third…
Tribe 12 goes to The Collaboratory
This week, the Tribe 12 team is packing their bags for Atlanta to attend the annual Collaboratory conference! For this gathering, sponsored by the Shusterman Family Foundation and the Lippman Kanfer Foundation…
Masks, Flasks and Illuminati Cookies: Things You Didn’t Know about the Frattiest Jewish Holiday
Purim celebrates a time when a government tried to kill the Jewish people. And they failed! So now we eat! And drink! For those who copped a shluf during Hebrew school,…
Queen Esther, Certified Badass
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] By Lindsey Ilana Glassberg While men may dominate the narratives of many stories within the Jewish tradition, on Purim, we…