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GEOGRAPHY NFTY-PAR serves temples youth groups from the states of Pennsylvania and New Jersey . It is split into subregions in order to better serve the TYGs. There are currently two subregions: Eastern and Central. The Eastern subregion covers southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia metropolitan area, while the Central subregion covers central and western Pennsylvania. The Pittsburgh metropolitan area was recently added back to NFTY-PAR! The NFTY-PAR office are located in downtown Philadelphia. HISTORY NFTY-PAR was one of the original three NFTY regions, when NFTY was created as the youth arm of the UAHC in 1939. In the early 1950s, the regoins was combined with the Maryland area region, but in the mid-1960s, the two regions became independent of one another. Until the mid-1990s, the region was known as PAFTY. LEADERSHIP NFTY-PAR is a youth led organization with adult guidance. Each year, a eight member executive board is elected. The eight positions (in gavel order) are: President, Programming Vice President, Social Action Vice President, Religous and Cultural Vice President, Eastern Vice President, Central Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Note: which ever subregion has more members: their respective subregional vice president is ranked higher in gavel order. Providing guidance to the NFTY-PAR is the NFTY-PAR Advisor. EVENTS NFTY-PAR regional events each year include: Haggiah-Maccabiah (Hag-Mac-in early to mid May for new members,) Bi-Regionals (held with our southern neighbors NFTY-MAR and the longest event of the year in late August,) LTI (Leadersihp Training Institute-held at synagouge where NFTY-PARs participants learn about leadership,) Fall Kallah (held generally in October or November, and it is NFTY-PAR's main social event of the year,) WINSTY (NFTY-PAR's social action weekend at a local congregatoin,) and Spirng Kallah (where we say farewell to our seniors; it is held in early to mid April.) |
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