No, this isn’t a shameless plug for, the now Kosher, Gatorade (although, I’m sure that the proceeds from it becoming Kosher do help in paying my bills…). But it is a shameless plug for staying healthy. The Torah tells us (Exodus 4:9), “רַק הִשָּׁמֶר לְךָ וּשְׁמֹר נַפְשְׁךָ מְאֹד – Protect yourself, guard your life a

During the summer, we observe Tisha Be’av, our Jewish national day of mourning for all our tragedies, and the days leading up to this day are also marked with a certain amount of sadness. The days leading up to Tisha Be’av mirror the days of mourning after a person loses a loved one. But they

FLASHBACK: Check out these letters to NCSY that came directly from the office of the president of the United States, Israel, and Prime Minister of Canada!

We have learned a ton about Shabbat over the course of the last 52 days and as I mentioned all the way back on Day 4 ”keeping” Shabbat is only a small part of what Shabbat is really about. Let’s review: There are actually 4 pillars of Shabbat: Oneg Shabbat – Enjoying Shabbat (By eating) Kavod Shabbat –

Check out what the average NCSYer's decisions and thoughts are based on with these fun graphs and charts. Plus take a look at what a regional Shabbaton looks like by the numbers!

On a recent camping trip with my students they challenged me to find a Torah message with the next song that came up on the playlist. I accepted. Once I heard the melancholy guitar rift of “Friend is a Four Letter Word” come on, I knew it would be a Cake walk (pun intended). You see, the

We took some surveys and this is what we got......