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  Midwest NCSY 4G Annual Shabbaton for High School Girls! למעלה מן הטבע You are unreal! Experience an uplifting Shabbos with your advisors and friends. Featuring guest speaker Mrs. Rivki Silver and a surprise Motzei Shabbos activity! February 4-6, 2022 Crowne Plaza Chicago-Northbrook Early Bird- EXTENDED!: $179 After January 24: $199 Click here to register!  Register…

Teens Share Their ‘Most Meaningful’ Houston Relief Mission Moments The chance to help the less fortunate was what drew Simone Redensky, a junior at Jones College Prep High School, to the relief mission. And while the social action aspect of the trip was rewarding, for Simon, the highlight was something else entirely. During the trip,…

Our Annual Fundraising Event is back! Mark your calendar for Sunday, March 20, 2022, for CURL for NCSY. This year’s event will be more fun – and impactful – than ever. And you don’t have to be an Olympian to make a difference! Stay tuned for details…

Mirel Jaffe has joined Minneapolis NCSY/JSU as Associate Director. Mirel, a Cleveland native, moved to Minneapolis two year ago after marrying her husband, Eli. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in psychology, with the goal of becoming a clinical psychologist. Mirel enjoys traveling, scuba diving, and cooking. In her new role, Mirel will be…

Teens Share Their ‘Most Meaningful’ Houston Relief Mission Moments For Daniella Volkov (left), a junior at Walter Payton College Prep, seeing is believing. She says she appreciated the trip’s focus on food insecurity, with mission participants volunteering at the Houston Food Bank, and also preparing bagged lunches for the homeless. But it was seeing the…

Chaya Manne has joined St. Louis as a part-time NCSY and JSU advisor. Chaya, a native of Canada, spent the last four years teaching Judaic studies. She is now excited to share the beauty and meaning of Judaism with Jewish teens of all backgrounds at JSU clubs. “I have heard and seen so much of…

Teens Share Their ‘Most Meaningful’ Houston Relief Mission Moments Shai Kaszynski (left) is a junior at Deerfield High School. For him, “building the house” was a trip highlight. “The house” is a Houston home that had been owned by a local African-American family for generations. It sustained considerable damage in Hurricane Harvey, and the Browns…

Rebecca Brown is back! A former NCSYer, Rebecca is now Associate Director for Memphis NCSY/JSU. Though Rebecca spent her high school years in Memphis, she is originally from New Orleans. She just returned from a month in Israel as a TJJ advisor. Despite the brutal southern heat, Rebecca loves to play sports and enjoys spending…

A Covid surge couldn’t keep 9 local teens from spending their recent school break on the ground in Houston, helping people of all faiths still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The teens participated in the first-ever Chicagoland NCSY/JSU Relief Mission to Houston. The trip, held over Martin Luther King weekend, was made possible…