QUESTION:
What do the initials M-O-F-T-Y stand for and what is the organization all about?
ANSWER:
M-O-F-T-Y stands for Montreal Federation of Temple Youth. It is Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom of Montreal's youth group affiliate of the Union for Reform Judaism's North American Federation of Temple Youth, "NFTY", organized geographically into nineteen regions. These cover the continent from our North-East Region which encompasses the New England States, the northeastern part of New York State and Montreal, stretching all the way across the continent to the Pacific coast and all the way down to Southern California.

QUESTION:
What is 'Conclavett'?
ANSWER:
Conclavette is a "NFTY-ism" for a small conclave, a meeting of youth group elected representatives as well as regular members, to discuss general youth group administrative matters and techniques and ideas for future activities both local and regional. These are also learning 

and knowledge-sharing opportunities on a variety of topics of interest to Reform Judaism youth such as the liturgy and music and songs of religious services and celbratory occasions and social action ideas. There are also, invarialy, fun-activities designed for socializaing and having a good time.

 
QUESTION:
What exactly is NFTY, and what does it do?
ANSWER:
Every year, NFTY Regions host four or five regional events for the high-school-age members of the local youth groups. These events held in regional cities and at local camps bring youth groups from across the region together for Jewish enrichment and hands-on experiential programming. They are an outstanding supplement to what takes place locally, and are very popular among many of our regional members.
NFTY-NE brings together Reform Jewish Teens from Upstate New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, and Montreal at events several times during the year for learning fun, worship,

community service, and fellowship to help young Jewish adults throughout the region build and strengthen lifetime ties with each other and Reform Judaism.

As home to high school students of the Reform Movement, all of the local youth groups across a region are linked under the auspices of a particular NFTY Region which strives to provide regional and national programming, and administrative support to the over 450 local Temple Youth Groups (TYGs) throughout the U.S. and Canada - helping to share the wisdom and experience gathered from hundreds of youth groups and adult leaders from across North America.