AShTY: Am Shalom Temple Youth (9th – 12th graders)
AShTY (Am Shalom Temple Youth) is our high school youth board. AShTY designs, plans, and executes their own events, with guidance from our youth programming team. Over the years, these events have included bonfires, beach parties, mini golf, sleepovers, and volunteering. Want to get involved? Reach out to Kadi House or Sarah Jane Heyman for more information, or join us for our weekly Wednesday night dinners at 6pm at Am Shalom!
AShTY is also involved with NFTY (North American Federation of Temple Youth), the Reform movement's youth division. We are part of NFTY-CAR (Chicago Area Region), where we participate in a multitude of events.
2023-2024 AShTY Board
President: Yael Sommer
Vice President of Finance: Gavin Meyers
Co-Vice President of Social Programming: Mia Zieserl and Alex Schaff
Vice President of Communication: Hayden Meyers
Vice President of Recruitment: Natalie Weiner
Co-Vice President of Social Action: Preston Levy and Katie Sarnoff
Vice Presidents of Religious Programming: Hylah Berliner
AShTY Board Positions
We have a variety of different positions on our AShTY Board. Our elections are held during a bonfire every year in May. Interested in running in the future? Contact Kadi House or Sarah Jane Heyman or any of the teens listed to the left!
President:
Oversees the AShTY board and runs meetings.
Vice President of Finance:
Oversees the creation of merchandise and food orders
Vice President of Social Programming:
Plans the various parties and events that take place during AShTY
Vice President of Social Action:
Coordinates social action projects for AShTY.
Vice President of
Religious Programming:
Answers the question of "How will we make this event Jewish?"
Vice President of Recruitment:
Works with the rest of the board on inviting more Am Shalom teens to be a part of AShTY.
Vice President of Communication:
Manages the various AShTY social media platforms
Am Shalom is proud to be a member of the Union for Reform Judaism.