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For the past two weeks on Fridays we have been discussing shabbat and the 4 pillars of celebrating it. So far we have discussed enjoying shabbat and making it great. This week I want to discuss the 3rd pillar, Zchirat Shabbat – Remembering Shabbat. The Torah tells us (Exodus 20:7), “זָכוֹר אֶת-יוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת, לְקַדְּשׁוֹ – Remember shabbat so that you can connect to it” we learn

Yesterday was Pesach Sheni, a sort-of make up day for Pesach (in the temple times if someone missed out on bringing the Passover Offering they could make it up on Pesach Sheni), so let’s do a little Pesach make-up ourselves! The Torah tells us (Exodus 12:15), “שִׁבְעַת יָמִים, מַצּוֹת תֹּאכֵלוּ–אַךְ בַּיּוֹם הָרִאשׁוֹן, תַּשְׁבִּיתוּ שְּׂאֹר מִבָּתֵּיכֶם

From NCSY and reading Chaim Potok's "The Chosen," Yerachmiel Fried, a typical public school teen ended up getting ordained by Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l and founding the Dallas Community Kollel.

Check out the evolution of NCSY's logo from its early days in the 1950s to its current look as it celebrates 60, plus some fun logos from regions and programs throughout the years.

Everyday as we go about our business, we pass countless people that could use our help. Do we stop to help them? Or even just throw them a smile to brighten up their day? Chances are we don’t and this is a big problem. It says something about who we are and how we look

A short history of the life and legacy of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, his involvement with NCSY, and how he changed the game of "the teshuva movement."