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Don’t Pass(over) these Opportunities with Tribe 12!
Passover 2022 is here! From seders and fun & games, to social justice and spring cleaning, we’ve got you covered for however you choose to celebrate! Pre- Passover Preparation Sunday, April 3rd: • 6:00 PM – 7:15 PM – Passover Glow Up with Tribe 12 and OneTable and get matched to attend or host a…
Why I’m Obsessed with the Seder
Like many mostly-extroverted people, I love a good dinner party; I love the idea of people sitting around for hours over good food and wine talking about deep things, sharing…
Philly Purim Guide 2022
Purim is officially around the corner which means it’s time to break out your favorite costumes (who’s showing up as Gritty??), eat delicious hamentashen cookies and celebrate until dawn! We’ve…
The Problem With Valentine’s Day, According To Our Matchmaker
I am a matchmaker and, it has to be said, a total grinch about Valentine’s Day. I’ve come to realize that this Hallmark holiday is bad for absolutely everyone: the…
Meet Gabrielle Schwartz!
Name: Gaby Schwartz Connection to Tribe 12: I am a proud 2021 Tribe 12 Fellow Alumni! What did you stress bake during the pandemic? CUPCAKES!! Highlight of my Spotify wrapped: Apparently,…
Meet Rabbi Megan!
Name: Rabbi Megan GoldMarche My job at Tribe 12: The new Executive Director starting February 1, 2022 My pandemic silver lining was…Shabbat dinners with my family- pre-pandemic we often hosted…
Meet Elijah Tomaszewski!
Name: Elijah Tomaszewski Connection to Tribe 12: 2021 Tribe 12 Fellow and LGBTQIA+ Tribe member Favorite Mitzvah: Sippur Yetziat Mitzrayim – relating the story of Exodus during Pesach. It connects us…
Meet Rory Michelle Sullivan!
Name: Rory Michelle Sullivan Connection to Tribe 12: 2018 Fellow, Couples Tribe, 30s Tribe, general lover of Tribe 12! Did you make a pandemic friend? Yes! several! New Years resolution: Wake up at 7:00am every day again. Life hack: Using paper I get in the mail – bills, insurance notices, etc. – as printer paper. I…
Remembering Stonewall to Protest Racial Injustice
51 years feels like an eternity. In 1969, astronauts landed on the moon and the earliest version of the Internet popped up. For queer folks and allies during June, we…
How We Will Start The Work of Racial Justice
On Thursday, we shared the following message with our community in reaction to the killing of George Floyd and subsequent protests around the country. We hear you. We know we…
Umm So What is Shavuot?
1. Shavuot is one of the three harvest festivals that Jews celebrate 2. Shavuot is exactly 7 weeks and 1 day which correlates to the 50 days in between our…
Reflections on the 10th Annual Tribe 12 Fellowship Launch Night
To those who attended our virtual Tribe 12 Fellowship Launch Night – Thank you! We hope you were inspired by the work our Fellows put into their ventures. It takes…
9 Ways the Fellowship Helped Me Start a Successful Business
Join the 2020 Fellowship Cohort for the 10th Annual Tribe 12 Fellowship Launch Night: The Beginning! Hear first hand from one of our Fellowship Alumni! Aleeza Ben Shalom of Marriage…
Jews Had Farm-to-Table Before It Was Cool: An Inside Look Into the Shtetl Skills Tribe
Our lives as Jewish people are heavily influenced by the values and traditions of our ancestors, but in the long and arduous journey of survival and assimilation, we’ve forgotten how…
12 Things I Learned as a Tribe 12 Intern
For the past four months, I have had the privilege to work alongside the awesome staff at Tribe 12 through Temple University’s Feinstein Center Jewish Professional Internship program. As a…
Quaran-Cleaning & Organizing Part 2
Hi there, Tribe 12 community! I’m Nicole Wasilus, owner of Everybody Loves Organizing, and I’ve got some organizing tips for you to make your home more zen & orderly while…
Tribe 12 Fellow Spotlight: Pivot to Create Life-Saving Ventilators
For one of our Tribe 12 Fellows, her work may be the difference between life and death. Noga entered the Tribe 12 Fellowship with the goal of solving the problem…