Repair the World

JVibe, the magazine for Jewish teens, runs a department called Repair the World, funded by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. The following articles have appeared in JVibe over the years and are now available for your reading pleasure. To subscribe, go to JVibe.com and for more information about JVibe, or to suggest a social action project to appear in JVibe's Repair the World department, email the editors at editor@jvibe.com.

Repair the World Articles

	July/August 2008: Not Another Day at the Beach By Max Shulaker High school senior Max describes his experience planning PANIM’s J-Serve day of service in San Francisco. He inspires his peers to get involved in community service, showing them that while it is hard work, it can be fun, too.
	May/June 2008: Nurturing Nature By Risa Kelemer Fifteen-year-old Risa from Baltimore, Md., describes her memorable experience on Derech Hateva’s Israel Trail Teen Adventure, where she learned the importance of Israel’s natural wonders, friendship and finding inner peace.
	March/April 2008: Couch Surfing By Erich Sorger It was a used couch that sparked Erich’s idea to collect used belongings from nearby college campuses and donate them to the National Council of Jewish Women Los Angeles.
	January/February 2008: It's Time for a Shift By Michele Pinczuk Michele reports on Power Shift 2007: the first and largest national youth climate summit. Find out how the 6,000 young adult participants are going to secure our environmental future.
	November/December 2007: Ghana's Friendly Face By Ethan Sobol Photos by Sarah Pearlman Shapiro Ethan and Sarah traveled to the Upper Volta Region in Eastern Ghana to build a staff bungalow for the local school. Find out how they fared—and what they learned—in this unfamiliar but friendly environment.
	July/August 2007: Booking it to Israel By Emily Trotz When Emily discovered that many schools in Israel could not afford to buy books in English for their students, she decided that she wanted to help. Click here to learn how one girl made a big difference and sent almost 1,600 books across the ocean.
	May/June 2007: Harvesting Smiles By Jeremy Gelman Last summer when northern Israel was bombarded with Hezbollah rockets from Lebanon, buildings and forests were destroyed, but spirits were not broken. Travel with Jeremy and other B’nai Brith Youth leaders on their trip to the extraordinary town of Kiryat Shmona and learn how they worked together to replant, rebuild, and restore.
	March/April 2007: Face to Face By Bill Toth While recovering from brain surgery, Bill was visited by a hospital clown and learned just how powerful a little laughter could be. Inspired to give back, he founded the organization “Healing with Laughter,” dedicated to getting giggles and giving hope.
	January/February 2007: Changing a Kid's Life in 4 Days By Leah Zfaz Camp Jenny in Atlanta is a fun-filled, teen-led weekend for inner-city kids. Co-director Leah explains what goes into making this camp special—for everyone.
	October/November 2006: Our Super Sweet 16: The Real Story By Kelsey Alabaster & Rachel Steiner Get the real story straight from Kelsey and Rachel. Their birthday made it all the way to MTV's My Super Sweet 16. But there was more to their fundraiser party than aired on TV.
	July/August 2006: Spring Break: It's About Give, Not Take By Amanda Bilski Talk about an alternative spring break! Amanda Bilski spent her break helping out Hurricane Katrina-affected communities one year after the disaster in Louisiana, only to find that not much has changed.
	May/June 2006: Dollar Billz Y'all By Joelle Asaro Berman JVibe hung out with some cool teens at the National Philanthropy Conference in Denver, Colo. See what's got them working overtime to collect cash.
	March/April 2006: Getting in Gear These special teens translated philanthropy into biking for environmental change and raised over $12,000.
	January/February 2006: The Bar/Bat Mitzvahs That Almost Weren't By Josh Eagle Thanks to an awesome non-profit organization called Etgar L'Noar, teens with special needs are finally able to have a bar/bat mitzvah.
	November/December 2005: Providing the "Bear" Necessities What do a teen and his teddy bear have to do with an ambulance in Israel? Yoni Grossman-Border sold teddy bears to raise over $33,000 toward a new ambulance for Israel.
	June/July 2005: Creating Luck, Raising Cash Two Jewish teens from L.A. come up with a cool way to give back to other kids while getting a sweet taste of business success.
	April/May 2005: I Helped Raise $20,000 By Nate Friedman One teen decided to part ways with his bar mitzvah cash in order to help make a difference.
	February/March 2005: Even the Smallest Thing Can Make a Big Difference By Sheli Cabon You don't have to give big to better the world. Find out ways you can help make this world a better place every day.
	December 2004/January 2005: Bring on the Talent! By Emily Abramovich Seventeen-year-old Emily has a great way for you to have a blast this winter vacation while helping to heal the world.

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