Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Machon Maayan
Last week I was truly fortunate to travel to Israel to see the fruits of NCSY’s latest project- Machon Maayan. How is it going you may ask? Read on and you’ll have your answer in one student’s own words…
“This program has introduced me to aspects of Judaism that I never knew existed. It has forced me to delve deep into why I have called myself a Jewish woman. It has introduced me to the hidden spirituality behind minhagim that I have been carelessly doing for years. It is here that I have learned Jewish philosophies and concepts that, in all of my years at a Jewish Day school, I did not touch upon. My eyes have been opened up to view the world in a way that no one could have shown me. I had to see and experience this way of life for myself; I couldn’t have just heard about it from someone else.”
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Sderot NCSY
One girl told me that the only time she leaves her house is to go to NCSY. In Sderot, the NCSY chapter meets in a bomb shelter so that participants can feel safe. We must double and triple our tefilot for Hashem to be the ultimate Mogen David (Shield of David) for the people of Sderot.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
NCSY Senior Executive Team Conference
The Mishna in Avos (2:21) tells us that we can’t always get results, but we still have to make the attempt. Rabbi Neuberger provided ample motivation to forge ahead with the message of Torah, secure in the knowledge that even the apparent failures are precious in G-d’s eyes.
Read the whole storyFriday, March 02, 2007
Drinking on Purim
Purim is the most joyous occasion in the Jewish calendar, yet every year our celebration is marred by the potentially dangerous situation of the underage consumption of alcohol, as well as adult over-indulgence. For the past several years, NCSY has vociferously decried these practices as not only unnecessary, but actually antithetical to the spirit of the day.