Maya Osterman

The Boulder Jewish Teen Initiative (BJTI) was created through generous funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation and the Rose Community Foundation to cater to Boulder’s unique Jewish community. We hope to attract and engage teens from both affiliated and non-affiliated backgrounds through robust offerings that span topics, frequency and levels of engagement that take into account teens' schedules, learning styles and have specific skills and relationships as tangible outcomes

Teens: BJTI Annual Ski Day

We will be spending the morning hitting the runs then join together for lunch, ride to the top for a quick Shechayanu and enjoy each other’s company the rest of the afternoon on the mountain.

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Teens: Join BJTI’s Mitzvah Day

Teens: Help out those less fortunate who do not have a place to turn to on this holiday. Join BJTI as we partner with Bridge House on December 25th.

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Teens: ADL Words to Action

Led by an ADL (Anti-Defamation League) facilitator, we will be looking at general bullying, students’ experiences with anti semitism and sterotyping at their schools and lives.

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Teens: A Masquerade Purim Party

The second session of our Offbeat Exploration series, "Facing Orientation: Gender, Sex, and Identity" will take a closer look at the Story of Esther, as well as enjoy food, company and dancing!

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