Ambassador Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun, the U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, spoke to 150 CTeen leaders on Sunday at the CTeen Mid-Atlantic leadership summit.

At the CTeen Mid-Atlantic Shabbaton, teens heard from influential, unapologetic Jewish public figures who refuse to hide who they are. All weekend long, the teens showed the same pride themselves, and they are taking that home for the long run.

Long after the CTeen Extreme activities, sightseeing, and adventures wear off, the lessons, friendships, and personal growth the teens gained are traveling with them into the school year. They landed in Denver in the early afternoon, met their counselors, learned each other's names on the bus, and were in the water at Idaho Springs before dinner. That was day one. Over the next two weeks, the girls on the CTeen Xtreme summer trip climbed a ropes course in Boulder, rappelled o

In recent months, Jewish teens worldwide have had their identity under fire from peers and the media, challenges that threaten to obscure th