On Sunday, May 5, Indiana’s South Bend NCSY Chapter ran its first “NCSY’s Got Talent” competition. More than 40 people attended the event which was hosted at the MidWest Torah Center. Eight performers showed off their talents and each received …
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NCSY & Torah High bring 815 together for Shabbat Dinner
815 people, or almost 200 families, participated in what are becoming Canada’s most important annual Shabbat experiences on Friday, March 1 and Friday April 26, 2013. 350 gathered at BAYT in Thornhill, 240 participated at Torath Emeth (Viewmount) Congregation, and …
Ask the Rabbi Goes Digital
Using Facebook to learn about Judaism When NorCal NCSYer Rebeccah Simon came back from NCSY’s TJJ (The Jerusalem Journey) summer program, she was inspired. But she still had so many questions. To help herself and her fellow NCSYers, Rebeccah launched …
New York NCSY Shoots…. And Scores!
New York NCSY Hosts 7th Annual Community-Wide Basketball Tournament. New York NCSY hosted its annual community-wide basketball tournament on Sunday, April 21 in the Five Towns. The winner of the 3-on-3 tournament was Approved Funding, with players Kenny Sicklick, David Jesselson and …
Hot in Chile
NCSY’s Presence in South America is on Fire One thing you should know about teenagers in Chile: don’t serve them pizza at NCSY events. “A lot of them get offended by the pizza,” explained Michael Bengio, director of NCSY Chile. …
NCSY’s Hearts and Prayers with Boston
When news of the tragedy at the Boston marathon spread, NCSYers and NCSY staff reacted through prayer. New England NCSY Advisor Alex Porcelain of Yeshiva University began a Tehillim list on Google Docs and urged participants to sign up to …
Teen Philanthropy Movement Inspires Teens for a Second Year
West Coast NCSY recently completed the second year of its highly successful leadership program, the Teen Philanthropy Movement. The Teen Philanthropy Movement takes teens and teaches them about the Jewish views on charity over a three-month period. Teens who participate …