Josh Rosenbaum – New England NCSY Today was one of the toughest days of my life. As I sat in Navi class this afternoon, I heard the voice of my principal over the loudspeaker. “Off campus privileges are hereby suspended until …
How NCSY Changed My Life
Ofir Afenzar
Ofir Afenzar – Atlantic Seaboard NCSY Growing up in Fountainville, PA had its ups and down. Waking up to the rural landscape every morning and a wide open field is an up. Then, there is the down side: there were …
Jackie Farber
Jackie Farber – Southern NCSY The moment I stood in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem in July of 2011 changed my life forever. I could feel the tremendous amount of spirituality glowing in every air molecule hovering around …
Etan Vann
Etan Vann – Southern NCSY They say that you are religious because that’s how you were raised. My story disproves that. True I was raised religious, but I also started going to public school in 4th grade. I started to get …
Jordyn Kaufman
Jordyn Kaufman – Upstate NY NCSY I was always a proud Jew, but I didn’t really know what it meant. I knew I didn’t eat on Yom Kippur, at the age of 12 I’d have a big party, there was a …
Elliot Heller
Elliot Heller – Atlantic Seaboard NCSY The year was 2010. I was a sophomore attending just my second regional convention. It had been an awesome Shabbaton, with a fun Thursday night activity and a warm, exciting Shabbat. I had even …
Rachel Dobkin
Rachel Dobkin – Central East NCSY When I was in middle school, I was known as “Super Jew.” Although I went to a conservative day school for nine years, I felt out of place. I was never really accepted by my …