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"The issues that resonate with
them, the things that they think
about and worry about, are different;'
he said.
While previous generations were
worried about security and survival
and probably had relatives that were
in the Holocaust, this generation is
more about "activating themselves:'
he said. They want to figure out for
themselves why they should care, and
that step of self-identifying activates
them as people.
"If you know why you're doing
something, you're much more focused
and much more directed:' he said.
"Whatever your Judaism leads you to,
that's what brings so much value to
you as a person. You now know why
you want to do it and where you want
to go with it."
It's a conversation he said he heard
often over the course of TribeFest's
events, noting that a breakout session
on Jewish identity was overflowing
with people interested in hearing
about finding their Jewish identity
and what it means to be Jewish.
At the closing events, he addressed
the entire audience on the same
theme, urging them to volunteer,
spend time with their local syna-
gogue and use their local federations
as a connection resource to figure
out how to be part of the larger com-
munity.
"We want you to go home and do
something," he urged.
Rachel Winer, 23, of West
Bloomfield, came to the conference
to get involved on a larger level, and
she left inspired. She said she looks
forward to sharing her experience

with friends back home and hopes
to encourage some of them to get
involved.
"Just being in the same place with
1,300 young Jewish adults is pretty
incredible she said.
She said she will recommend that
her friends attend the next TribeFest
conference or one like it so that they,
too, can come away with the extra
burst of energy and positive feelings
about being Jewish "and just being
part of it:'
Beyond the music, food and fun,
Aaron Scheinfield of Birmingham
got the message. He saw the event
as a "launch board" for community
involvement.
The event raises awareness of
community issues and helps people
understand potential entry points in
their local communities, he said.
"Federation is more than just writ-
ing a check:' he said, addressing what
he said was a common misconception
about the organization. "It's about
getting involved in the community,
making an impact and seeing what
kind of difference your involvement
makes."
And though he has been to Las
Vegas many times, this time was dif-
ferent, he said.
"We're here for a purpose he said.
"We're here for a common cause:
to be united as Jewish people and
celebrate our Judaism together and
network, meet other Jewish people
from around the country and listen
to these speakers and these breakout
sessions, take the knowledge we learn
here and take it back home." Li

