NCSY
NCSY is a world-recognized organization that has played a pivotal role in the lives of Jewish teens across the globe. With the vision of Harold and Enid Boxer a”h, the Orthodox Union founded NCSY in 1954 to provide Jewish teens with an opportunity to build a strong connection to their Jewish roots through inspiration and leadership skills.
Mission
NCSY is the premier organization dedicated to connect, inspire and empower Jewish teens and encourage passionate Judaism through Torah and Tradition.
Vision
NCSY Connects with Jewish teens through innovative, cutting-edge social and recreational programs to develop a positive Jewish identity. NCSY Inspires Jewish teens through informal Jewish education, retreats and summer programs. NCSY Empowers teens through leadership development and guidance to become passionately committed leaders of the Jewish community and instruments for positive change and renewal.
Commitment
NCSY is committed to provide a safe space where teens can celebrate their Jewish heritage; embrace Torah and Tradition; develop a positive Jewish identity; acquire invaluable leadership skills; connect with dedicated Jewish role models; and learn to live passionately Jewish lives.
NCSY LOUNGE NIGHT BREAKS THROUGH THE “TEENS”!
We did it! We finally broke out of the teens as we topped with 20 participants at this month’s NCSY Lounge night. The competition was tough at the Wii games but all walked away winners as everyone had turns and fun! We had some great conversations, answering such questions as “How old was Rivka really when she married Yitzchak?” “Is it true that Avraham really didn’t know Hashem’s name?” etc. People were even talking about computer programming… and so much more.
One of the highlights of the evening was, as it always is, is when our president, Nachman Katz addressed the “troops” and delivered his d’var Torah. This time Nachman encouraged us to always think positively about ourselves, regardless of any deficiencies we may have, and trust in our abilities to get the job done. He explained that because Moshe argued with Hashem, claiming that he was the wrong person for the job, Moshe lost the opportunity for himself and his generations to act in the role of the Kohain Gadol. If only Moshe would have trusted Hashem and not emphasized his own shortcomings, think of how much greater Moshe could have been! Our lesson is to believe in ourselves and in the abilities Hashem gave us.
Don’t forget the next time we have Lounge Night, our new Black-Light Games Room will be, IY”H, in operation!
Also, the next event is on Sunday, January 24 and we are going TUBING! You don’t want to miss this or any of the other events that we have. NCSY is catching on and there’s no telling how far we’ll get!!!!!!!!!!
LOUNGE NIGHT IS THE PLACE TO BE!
Feb 3rd saw the grand opening of our new black-night games room and it was a smashing success. Rave reviews came from all the NCSYers as they emerged from their Play Station 3, pool, and air hockey games. “Awesome” and “Unbelievable” were just some of the words that were heard as the NCSYers munched on their pizza, chips and salsa. M&M’s were plentiful too! And for those who didn’t want to wait their turn or just weren’t interested in the games upstairs had the option of playing with the WII on the first floor. That’s right! We now have 2 rooms of excitement and games, not to mention great food and conversation.
By the way, I need to mention the great conversation that we had around the roaring fire in the main room. We talked about how Hashem spoke to us at Mt Sinai and tried to understand why “I am Hashem who took you out of Egypt” is considered a commandment and not an introductory statement. Both Aaron Howell and Noah Hutt developed the following answer.
“Hashem wanted us to recognize the great thing He did for us and then we would be more apt to follow his laws.”
The conversation did not stop there. We then went on to learn that the Jews had the same level of prophetic vision for the first 2 commandments and could truly appreciate the closeness that Moshe had to Hashem and why, from that moment on, could trust Moshe’s prophecy. And believe it or not, the Jewish view of brain-stem death.
You never know what you’ll miss when you don’t come to the Torah Center on Lounge night. The next one is on March 3rd. Don’t miss it!
