L'Dor V'Dor Essay Contest

Exploring Judaism and USCJ invited teens and young adults, ages 11 to 39, to sit down with their grandparents or other elders to have real conversations. Prompts included what Conservative/Masorti Judaism looked like for the elders growing up, what their travel through Jewish journeys looked like, and what Conservative/Masorti Judaism meant to them. 

The essay reflections submitted as part of this contest range across decades and centuries, traditions and customs, and generations to generations, L’Dor V’Dor. 

Read the full contest details here

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