New York, Here We Come!

The phones have been ringing off the hook. Emails have been flying back and forth. Schedules have been worked – and reworked. Plane tickets? Check. Hotel? Check. Restaurants? Check....

Our Take – Day 4 Blog

By Ben Zygman Hello, Yesterday as we piled into the room for breakfast, we went over the day’s plans, which sounded amazing. As we boarded the buses for Universal...

Our Take – Day 3 Blog

By Alex Metchnek This Shabbat was amazing and very fun! We started off by waking up late and having breakfast at 10:30. We then got to have an amazing...

Almost Live – Day 4 Blog

By Isabel Royz Hello! Yesterday we woke up to fresh New York bagels waiting for us at breakfast. We were tired, but ready to start another eventful day. After...

Our Take – Day 2 Blog

By Gillian Rosenberg Shalom! What an awesome, inspiring day we have had! Our day started bright and early with an on-the-go breakfast. We took a bus to Venice Beach....

Almost Live – Day 3 Blog

By Sarah Schwartz This Shabbat, the Big Apple Adventure crew experienced meaningful services and speeches and participated in impactful discussions about heroes. We first heard from Jamie Lassner, who...

Almost Live – Day 1 Blog

By Eva Grein Our trip began when we boarded the plane at around 8:30 a.m. and took off 30 minutes later. The plane ride was fun; we got to introduce ourselves to...

Our Take – Day 1 Blog

  By Bella Adler Hi, everyone! Today was so much fun! First, we all met at O’Hare Airport at 5:30 a.m. where we ate donuts and hot chocolate. After...

We’re Going to Hollywood!

It was Monday morning, July 24, 2017.  Midwest NCSY staff had gathered for its weekly meeting. The topic of discussion: How to create a second Springboard trip that would...

Annual NCSY 4G Shabbaton for High School Girls!

Join us December 8-10, 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook for a weekend of inspiration as we “Go for the Gold” Shabbaton highlights: The 4G ruach you know and love Amazing...