Tuesday, February 28, 2006
The Unknown Impact of a NCSY Shabbaton
As I was standing in the courtyard of the Yeshiva, watching all the bochurim briskly walking in all directions, one of them came forward and approached me. He said, “You were the Regional Director of West Coast NCSY. I was at your convention three years ago, but not as an NCSY’er”. And so he began to delve into his story….
Wednesday, February 22, 2006
I'm a Travelin' Man
Traveling is a considerable part of my job as National Director of NCSY. Since NCSY spans across all of North America I could be in any given city any day of the week. Last week I found myself in Los Angeles for 11 hours.
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What does it mean to be a Jew?
What does it mean to be a Jew?
I suppose this question has been asked countless times during our history, yet my new blog compels me to attempt to answer this and other pertinent, uncomfortable questions.
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We have the potential to educate all of the Jews in the world...that is why I am starting this blog.
Last night I finished reading one of the most fascinating books I have ever come across- Melachim II. No sefer (book) has ever imbued me with such chizuk (strength) before. Reading about the battles King Chizkiyahu and his grandson King Yoshiyahu fought on behalf of the Torah made me realize that Klal Yisroel have always fought against ignorance of the Torah.
Read the whole storyMy Speech from the AJOP Conference
Since I became National Director of NCSY, some of the most commonly asked questions I have received include, “What is NCSY’s goal?”, “What is NCSY’s mission?”, and “What does NCSY hope to accomplish on behalf of the Jewish people?”
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