YPN & The Modest Mom Make Challah Emunah Wircberg (The Modest Mom) taught many YPNers all about the history of Challah last week. Did you know that if you make more than 5 pounds of challah you have to rip off a small piece of dough and burn it until its inedible? This symbolizes […]
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YPN Boot Camp Beat the Heat
Last night our very own YPN Fellow Mike Markovitz taught a boot camp for a group of our young professionals in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps. The hot weather did not hold anyone back from coming out to kick-butt and get a great work out in. With over 20 young professionals we worked […]
YPN Celebration in the Sukkah
Last week YPN celebrated Sukkot with hookahs, food, and drinks! Over 60 young professionals gathered under the sukkah in front of the Old City Jewish Art Gallery in Old City. They enjoyed the hookahs and delicious spread prepared by OCJAC Co-Director Emunah Wircberg. In the sukkah, they all made a blessing on Chava’s homemade honeycake and […]
YPN Boot Camp
Last month’s boot camp was so popular that we decided to bring it back! Last Tuesday, YPNers participated in our second boot camp class of the Summer. The art museum steps were packed but that did not stop us from running up and down – Rocky style – and doing push-ups afterwards! Once again, Graeme Baumstein […]
YPN Mentoring Event with Ed Baumstein
As part of JHP’s successful and continuously growing mentoring program, Ed Baumstein – Founder, President, and CEO of SolomonEdwards – spoke to young professionals last week about his life journey connecting hundreds of people to jobs. Ed urged the young professionals to follow his example by always working hard staying focused on what really counts. The young […]
YPN Fellow Profile: Lexis Gordon
On her fingers, there are marker smudges; on her desk, there is an apple. Anyone who knows Lexi Gordon knows that her passion is teaching. After graduating from Penn State in 2011 with a marketing degree and a minor in sociology, Lexi was selected to participate in one of the most competitive programs for college […]
