Over a decade ago, two girls began their Jewish journeys at Jewish Family Experience (JFE), NCSY’s Hebrew school on the North Shore for unaffiliated families. Both transitioned to NCSY...

Annie Geister (second from l.) of Northbrook began her Jewish journey in 2012, when she she joined Jewish Family Experience (JFE) in the 3rd grade. She spent three years...

When Maxine Kalika (r.) joined Jewish Family Experience as a preteen, it was her first encounter with formal Jewish education. Maxine, now 23, credits JFE for helping her have...

Over 40 JSU public school teens from across the region spent MLK weekend in New York on Project Impact, seeing the sites, volunteering, and deepening their connection to Judaism....

Please join us on Monday, March 17, 2025, for an Evening of CommUnity 2 at Ateres Ayala in Skokie. This event, Midwest NCSY’s annual fundraiser, will honor Rabbi Yoni...

When Anouk Dorf-Carter, a senior at Minnetonka High School, attended her first JSU Shabbat Experience earlier this month, she says she immediately felt “like family.” “I was kind of...

Minneapolis JSU and Minnesota Hillel joined forces last month to give local teens the opportunity to experience Jewish life on college campus. On Nov. 18, the teens visited Minnesota...

Nine Jewish Student Union (JSU) teen leaders from across the Twin Cities traveled to Sommerset, NJ, last month to not only develop their own leadership skills, but also to...

Seventeen Jewish Student Union (JSU) teen leaders from across the Midwest traveled to Sommerset, NJ, last month to not only develop their own leadership skills, but also to find...

“Amazing.” “Incredible.” “A once-in-a-lifetime experience.” That’s how Chicago-area JSU teen leaders described the one-on-one visit they had in early November with President and CEO of the Chicago Bulls Michael...