What a Weekend!

Twenty-two Jewish public school teens from across the Twin Cities traveled to Chicago for the Midwest JSU Regional Shabbaton/Project Impact on MLK Weekend. They, along with peers from across...

JSU Shabbaton: A Life-Changing Experience

Twenty-two Jewish public school teens from across the Twin Cities traveled to Chicago for the Midwest JSU Regional Shabbaton on MLK Weekend. They, along with peers from across the...

One Book Is All It Took

A few months ago, Rylee Rothwell, a junior at Blue Valley West High School in Kansas City, started praying multiple times a day, but she felt something was missing....

Sara Zahler Named New Memphis Director

Sara Zahler has been named the new Memphis NCSY Director – and there’s nothing she’d like more than to share the meaning and connection NCSY has brought to her...

‘I Can’t Wait to Give Back!’

Malka (Maxine) Tkach has been named the new North Shore NCSY/JSU Assistant Director – and she can’t wait to give back. Malka, 24, a graduate of Stevenson High School,...

Against All Odds

“Best. Summer. Ever.” took on new meaning this year as 10 teens from the Midwest, including 8 from Minnesota, made it to Israel on TJJ, JSU/NCSY’s summer trip to...

Connection – and Pride

Nat Smookler (r.) is an incoming senior at Two Rivers High School in Minnesota. For Nat, this summer was one of “connection,” to both new people and her own...

Feels Like Home

One of Sofia Kostinovski’s (l.) most meaningful moments on TJJ was stargazing in the desert in Eilat. “We were able to sit quietly and not say anything at all...