The NFTY-MAR community is one that engages Jewish teens from 8th grade to 12th grade from the Maryland area all the way to North Carolina. We meet for weekends together 4 times each year, learning about social justice and Judaism as a whole. Judaism is a religion that embraces the idea of tikkun olam, or repairing the Earth. This parachute allowed us to embody that ideal and represent creative freedom at the same time.