Sparknotes Blog

February 22, 2022
Giving Back with Repair the World
By Leah Moradi in Strong Women Fellowship
In December of 2021, Jumpspark’s Strong Women Fellowship gathered at The Weber School to meet with Lily Brent, the Executive Director of Repair the World, and Emma Burns, who is serving as a fellow with...
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January 12, 2022
Exploring Gender and Judaism with SOJOURN
By Rachel Binderman in Strong Women Fellowship
Many teens who identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community struggle daily with accepting their own identities due to the hetero-normative society that we live in. Learning about the struggles that LGBTQ+ youth go...
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December 13, 2021
Making Jewish Memories
By Amanda Budd in 2021
What comes to mind when you think of your earliest Jewish memory? For me, I remember my dad teaching me the Shema when I was five years old. The last line instructs us to “inscribe them [mezuzot] on the...
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August 13, 2021
Final Learnings From Our Engagement Manager
By Annie Fortnow in 2021
“I hope to gain a better understanding of what obstacles woman must deal with every day and how to become a better leader to impact my community.” “I hope to further my leadership experience and learn new ways to...
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May 21, 2021
My Typical School Day As An American Teen
By Stella Mackler in 2021
It’s Monday morning. My alarm goes off at 6:15 am, which is too early. Way too early. But for me, this is just the start of a normal day. I like to run in the...
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May 4, 2021
EMBRACING OUR UNIQUE MENTAL HEALTH STORIES WITH PAMELA SCHULLER
By VOX ATL in 2021
Alexa Freedman and Julia Harris, Strong Women Fellows, co-authored this article originally published in VOXATL. As anyone who struggles with mental illness knows, it is hard to love your brain and appreciate your mind, when you...
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