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For over sixty years, the North American Federation of Temple Youth (NFTY) has offered thousands of young people the opportunity to explore and live Reform Judaism.

Today, over 450 Reform congregations throughout North America sponsor Temple Youth Groups, bringing the NFTY experience to more than 10,000 high school-age young people. Through involvement opportunities offered by congregations, our 19 NFTY regions, and on the North American level, NFTYites strive to forge an identity in consonance with the goals and values of Reform Judaism.

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Stemming from a historic tradition of both Jewish and non-Jewish European youth movements, NFTY is the Reform Jewish youth movement that is advised by a set of adult Jewish youth professionals. Comprised of nearly 500 local synagogue youth groups, NFTY also functions as a youth organization, an affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism, as well as a program of the URJ Youth Division. There is a healthy balance between those aspects of NFTY that are youth-led and those that are directed by its adult advisors.

Whether functioning as an organization, program, or youth movement, NFTY is a Reform Jewish community for high school students. NFTYites forge and build friendships, lifelong Reform Jewish identities, and leadership skills through community building, worship, social action, and experiential youth-led Jewish educational programming. Many NFTYites serve as NFTY leaders on the local TYG, regional, and even North American levels. Many NFTY Leaders become lay and professional leaders of the Reform Jewish Movement.

The regional NFTY website is www.nfty.org/sar

CoFTY - (Columbia Federation of Temple Youth) Our Temple youth group is here to serve as a religious resource to Jewish youth in our area. Also, as a way to better educate our youth and create programs to foster this. In addition, CoFTY provides an opportunity to meet Jews from other areas at a regional level. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and part of Florida make up our region NFTY SAR (Southern Area Region). We create programs to help our teens find their Jewish identity in a fun, relaxed, and safe environment. The leaders of TYG help instill Jewish values in the participants. Our priorities are to get new members to experience NFTY and all it has to offer and to HAVE FUN!

Tree of Life Congregation is a Reform congregation
affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism