Young Messianic Jewish Alliance

Check Out what Regional Rep, Danny Cohen wrote about the 2008 Southeast Youth-Only Retreat:

Another YMJA retreat has come and gone and it has been another beautiful success. From April 4-6, 120 teens and leaders came to together to worship and receive from the holy God of Israel. There were games and competitions, prayer and worship, and four powerful teachings from Rabbi Eric Carlson. The theme of this weekend was “In His Presence.” Each teaching emphasized the importance pf letting God change the heart and not letting another moment go by without spreading the good news. It was an awesome sight to see so many teens worshipping God through music and then receive prayer from their leaders. I know that some cabins talked long into the night (cabin 2), while others hit the lights quickly. Everyone, however, became a close knit group of friends and, more importantly, children of God and nothing makes God happier then to see His children worship Him in spirit and in truth. If you couldn’t make it this year then I encourage you to plan to come next year. Let God do great works in your life and let Him build you up through friends and teachings. Everyone who came was blessed in some way. Let God do that for you too.

This year’s Southeast Regional was blessed with awesome worship and teachings. From Friday until Sunday afternoon, the YMJA had a full schedule of events! The conference may have officially started with the Friday night main Erev Shabbat Service, but the real fun started aftewards when the high school and college students congregated and played two hysterical games in-order to get to know each other. Saturday was so jam packed and active, I quite literally thought the morning was one day and the evening was another. On Saturday morning, Youth Leader, Jude Caracelo taught about “Freedom From Sin in Yeshua.” The Saturday morning Shabbat service followed. This was a great service to attend because it was run by both teens and adults together. Our field trip this year was to Ripley’s Believe or Not Museum. It offered some pretty cool and a little creepy artifacts, but everyone enjoyed themselves. The second teaching, “Free to Worship”, took place after the Saturday night main service and the Lord blessed many people through prayer and songs of praise. Sunday morning found us all back in Salon 5 with some worship and praise and then back-to-back teachings. Rabbi Joseph Bell spoke on “Freed to Hear” and Mark Dayan spoke on “Free to follow.” Our final event before the closing service Sunday night was an interactive game of The Price is Right which offered some nice prizes for the winners. Southeast was a great time full of fun, fellowship, and the Lord. If you didn’t come, and especially if you did, come next year and experience what the Lord can do.

Shalom! My name is Danny Cohen and I am a 16 years old sophomore at Alpharetta High School. I have been a member of Beth Hallel since 2004 and a member of the Temple Teens since 2006. I have played baseball for nine years on three all-star team and volleyball for my middle school. I also sing in my school chorus and in the youth band at Beth Hallel. I can’t wait for Messiah ’08 and as many people from Messiah ’07 know, my favorite game is Mafia.


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	Southeast Youth-Only Retreat (13-21 year olds): Date: Join us for another amazing retreat in April 2009! Location: Camp Gilead in Polk City, Florida Check Out what Regional Rep, Danny Cohen wrote about the 2008 Southeast Youth-Only Retreat: Another YMJA retreat has come and gone and it has been another beautiful success. From April 4-6, 120 teens and leaders came to together to worship and receive from the holy God of Israel. There were games and competitions, prayer and worship, and four powerful teachings from Rabbi Eric Carlson. The theme of this weekend was “In His Presence.” Each teaching emphasized the importance pf letting God change the heart and not letting another moment go by without spreading the good news. It was an awesome sight to see so many teens worshipping God through music and then receive prayer from their leaders. I know that some cabins talked long into the night (cabin 2), while others hit the lights quickly. Everyone, however, became a close knit group of friends and, more importantly, children of God and nothing makes God happier then to see His children worship Him in spirit and in truth. If you couldn’t make it this year then I encourage you to plan to come next year. Let God do great works in your life and let Him build you up through friends and teachings. Everyone who came was blessed in some way. Let God do that for you too. Southeast Regional Conference: Date: December 19-21, 2008! Location: Orlando, Florida Look what Regional Rep, Danny Cohen wrote about last year's program: This year’s Southeast Regional was blessed with awesome worship and teachings. From Friday until Sunday afternoon, the YMJA had a full schedule of events! The conference may have officially started with the Friday night main Erev Shabbat Service, but the real fun started aftewards when the high school and college students congregated and played two hysterical games in-order to get to know each other. Saturday was so jam packed and active, I quite literally thought the morning was one day and the evening was another. On Saturday morning, Youth Leader, Jude Caracelo taught about “Freedom From Sin in Yeshua.” The Saturday morning Shabbat service followed. This was a great service to attend because it was run by both teens and adults together. Our field trip this year was to Ripley’s Believe or Not Museum. It offered some pretty cool and a little creepy artifacts, but everyone enjoyed themselves. The second teaching, “Free to Worship”, took place after the Saturday night main service and the Lord blessed many people through prayer and songs of praise. Sunday morning found us all back in Salon 5 with some worship and praise and then back-to-back teachings. Rabbi Joseph Bell spoke on “Freed to Hear” and Mark Dayan spoke on “Free to follow.” Our final event before the closing service Sunday night was an interactive game of The Price is Right which offered some nice prizes for the winners. Southeast was a great time full of fun, fellowship, and the Lord. If you didn’t come, and especially if you did, come next year and experience what the Lord can do. Southeast Regional Representatives: Contact Danny Cohen at Danny@ymja.org Shalom! My name is Danny Cohen and I am a 16 years old sophomore at Alpharetta High School. I have been a member of Beth Hallel since 2004 and a member of the Temple Teens since 2006. I have played baseball for nine years on three all-star team and volleyball for my middle school. I also sing in my school chorus and in the youth band at Beth Hallel. I can’t wait for Messiah ’08 and as many people from Messiah ’07 know, my favorite game is Mafia. Another YMJA retreat has come and gone and it has been another beautiful success. From April 4-6, 120 teens and leaders came to together to worship and receive from the holy God of Israel. There were games and competitions, prayer and worship, and four powerful teachings from Rabbi Eric Carlson. The theme of this weekend was “In His Presence.” Each teaching emphasized the importance pf letting God change the heart and not letting another moment go by without spreading the good news. It was an awesome sight to see so many teens worshipping God through music and then receive prayer from their leaders. I know that some cabins talked long into the night (cabin 2), while others hit the lights quickly. Everyone, however, became a close knit group of friends and, more importantly, children of God and nothing makes God happier then to see His children worship Him in spirit and in truth. If you couldn’t make it this year then I encourage you to plan to come next year. Let God do great works in your life and let Him build you up through friends and teachings. Everyone who came was blessed in some way. Let God do that for you too.