Our Voices

This past March, for the first time in seven years, PTS offered our teen trip to Los Angeles. Rosa and I led a group of 8th and 9th graders around the city, exploring LA Jewish culture and joining local social justice efforts to serve the greater community.

Every day offered a blend of...Read more...

I have loved Wicked the musical, since I was a child. I have fond memories of singing it at the top of my lungs in carpool, getting the chance to see Kristen Chenowith perform as Glinda at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles, and even having the opportunity to play an ensemble role in my childhood synagogue’s production of the musical....Read more...

Perhaps you’ve seen the headlines that youth mental health is at risk and while reports show poor mental health is increasing in adolescents, there are also schools of research and psychologists focusing on prevention strategies. This is important information as you...Read more...

In the past, I celebrated Thanksgiving without giving it much thought. In school, I learned the “traditional story” of Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims were so thankful they survived a winter and were able to produce a harvest that they celebrated with a special feast. Thanksgiving’s...Read more...

Yom Kippur 5875 | 2024

When I worked at Jewish summer camp, a place that so many of us know as fun, beautiful Jewish immersion but also freestyle chaos and a place of last minute decision making, I was taught as a best practice to use the following phrase whenever I did not have an answer to a question and...Read more...