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Our Brand Launch Party, Beachadelphia, Was A Total Blast!

Tribe 12’s Beachadelphia Brand Launch Celebration was a success! Just about 150 people gathered at William Street Common in University City to celebrate Tribe 12 and the fact that fun…

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What’s in a name? A whole lot when the name is “Tribe 12”

When I say our organization is Tribe 12, I’m often surprised by the range of reactions — from the sly smile that signals immediate insider status to the three second delayed “oh, get it” to no recognition of significance. Every good name has a story. Here’s ours.  

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Book Club

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Theater Tribe

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All five Tribe 12 staffers and our spring semester intern holding axes and shouting at the camera in front of the ax targets in the stadium

The Case for Fun Time at Work

After our time at The Collaboratory in Atlanta, we are ready to get to work. One thing we learned (or re-learned) was how great our team is. Conferences and other…

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30somethings

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Kickball

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Trivia

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Civic Engagement

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text use_border_color=”off” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.9″] Staff Leader: Danielle Selber A week after November 8th, 2016 we convened a panel of millennials to…

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LGBTQ

[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”] Staff Leader: Steven Share Our LGBTQ programming is open to people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. Tribe 12…

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The Chailights

[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”] Facebook Group Volunteer Leader: Lauren Dranoff Gmail: thechailights@gmail.com  The Chailights promote Jewish A Cappella music within the entire Philadelphia community. We…

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Women

[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text module_alignment=”left” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” background_size=”initial” _builder_version=”3.9″] Join our Women’s Tribe! Event details coming soon. In the meantime, check in with our partner At The…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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Queen Esther, Certified Badass

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ICYMI: Your Values, Your Activism

[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”] ICYMI Your Values, Your Activism By Mara Swift, Social Media & Communications Intern Since November 8th, many of us have…

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