What We Talk About When We Talk About the GA–New Voices
Here’s an excerpt from Caroline Kessler’s post at New Voices about the Jewish Federations of North America GA.
…here are some impressions:
To explain the “big-deal-ness” of this to non-Jews: just mention that Vice President Biden spoke, and they raise their eyebrows, as if they are impressed, and then squint, saying, “Is he Jewish?”
To stay awake during a session: count the number of times you hear the word “Delegitimization”–you won’t fall asleep, ever.
To be hypocritical: pretend you are an “older” delegate and don’t directly answer any of the questions that students ask during the sessions or workshop.
[…] To sound like everyone else: use the following catchphrases–”delegitimization,” “conflict,” “framing,” “giving,” “development,” “social media,” “nolaga,” “Israel advocacy,” “Jewish identity,” “generation,” “future.”
What is “nolaga”?
New Orleans, Louisiana, General Assembly
I’m guess it’s #nolaga, the hashtag for the event. ?