Oakland-based East Bay NCSY and the Orthodox Union’s Institute for Public Affairs (IPA) recently selected nine teen leaders to participate in its new “The Teen Advocacy Program (TAP),” an...

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...

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...

Jacob Novikov was the only recognizable Jew at Franklin High School in Franklin, MA. One Shabbat afternoon, an NCSY Advisor introduced him to New England NCSY Regional Director Rabbi...

More than 270 public school teens from across the country gathered together at the Stamford Hilton in Connecticut as they began to discover and ignite their Jewish souls at...

By: Hanna Schlager As the teens and staff members of New York NCSY read about and watched the recent horrific events unfold in Israel, they felt compelled to provide...

NEWARK MAYOR CORY BOOKER HONORS NEW JERSEY NCSY JUMP By Hanna Schlager On the fourth night of Chanukah, Newark Mayor Cory Booker held his annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony at...

The Jewish people have come to expect new and exciting songs and parodies in honor of Chanukah, “The Festival of YouTube Lights.” We have decided to highlight a few of...

Since Hurricane Sandy hit, New Jersey NCSY has worked with NECHAMA: The Jewish Response to Disaster, to provide food and cleanup services to afflicted areas. Over the last month,...