By Ashira Weiss
The world’s fastest-growing Jewish teen network has today announced the winners of their inaugural annual “Eight Under Eighteen” program which spotlights teens making a difference in their communities.
CTeen, the Chabad Teen Network, engages hundreds of thousands of Jewish teens through its six-hundred chapters, in thirty-seven countries, on six continents.
The 8 Under 18: Yisroel Fund Leadership Awards are for CTeen leaders who have demonstrated remarkable dedication, engagement, and leadership in their own respective CTeen communities and throughout the INTL network.
Following a thorough selection process, eight outstanding teens were chosen:
Andrew Belder of Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Gaby Guigui of Knoxville, Tennessee
Michael Mandel of Toronto, Canada
Rachel Arrouas of S. Maur, France
Sam Virine of Calgary, Canada
Sasha Rubinsky of Coachella, California
Shai Fichtelberg of Sonoma County, California
Shayna Solkowitz of Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
AMAZING, you are such an inspiration!
Love, your Pittsburgh fans
These kids are awesome!. They are living meaningful, uplifting lives and inspiring others do the same. They are the young adults on whom the future of our people, indeed of our world, rests.. How different from those seeking to make themselves count by being destructive, hateful, and obnoxious.
And kudos to the c teen organizers. Amazing ! Please share dozens more stories on any possible platform,
Terrific role models
Go Shayna!!
ur such an inspiration to so many people!! keep up ur AMAZING work!!! we love u!!!