In Their Own Words – Bethany

When Bethany Roberts, a sophomore at Houston High School in Memphis, TN, returned home after the mission, what she felt most was grateful. “I am grateful for my ability...

In Their Own Words – Jonah

For Jonah Stein, getting to see the impact of his actions was the most rewarding part of the relief mission. Jonah, a freshman at Blue Valley North High School...

In Their Own Words – Sohaila

For Sohaila Rafael (r.), a freshman at Crossroads College Preparatory School in St. Louis, MO, the highlight of the mission was reconnecting to Judaism in a real – and...

A Transformative Experience in New Orleans

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, nearly two dozen Jewish public schools teens from St. Louis, Memphis and Kansas were on the ground in New Orleans, getting their hands...

Our Teens Speak…

Though often described as a “Shabbaton on steroids,” NCSY’s annual Yarchei Kallah was much more than lectures from top Jewish educators and performances from Jewish superstars like Shulem Lemmer...

A New Year’s ‘Party’ Like No Other

A dozen Jewish teens from across the Midwest spent New Year’s Weekend in what was, for many of them, the most unlikely of places. Rather than hitting the slopes...

Meet Sabrina Danelich

Sabrina Danelich has been named Minneapolis NCSY/JSU’s Associate Director. Sabrina, 26, has been sharing the joy and wisdom of Judaism with others since she was a teenager. A native...

A Witness Becomes A Witness

Dylan Pines, 18, is a recent graduate of Marquette High School in Chesterfield, MO. Dylan says he doesn’t have any relatives who perished in the Holocaust – but that’s...