From the moment he was introduced to NCSY, holocaust survivor Joe Macy was hooked and passed on the passion for three generations.

Whoa! What is going on here? Didn’t I write, just yesterday, about being honest, and now I am telling all of you to lie as a way of connecting to your Jewish Heritage? What’s the deal with that?! Well, you see, there are some conditions on the lying that I am talking about. As we have

From her father's conversion at age 12 and growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, Alex's childhood path did not seem likely to lead her to becoming a Jewish educator and teacher at a Bais Yaakov. Read about Alex's journey and how NCSY changed her life.

Most of us take honesty for granted, so when the Torah tell us (Exodus 23:7), “מִדְּבַר-שֶׁקֶר, תִּרְחָק – stay away from fake things (lies)”, it doesn’t always ring as such a big religious experience but, if there has been one thing that I have tried to convey is that even those types of experiences, the

The Torah tells us (Exodus 35:31), “וַיְמַלֵּא אֹתוֹ, רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים, בְּחָכְמָה בִּתְבוּנָה וּבְדַעַת, וּבְכָל-מְלָאכָה – and God filled him (Bezalel) with wisdom, understanding and knowledge, in every area of creativity and art.” When the Jewish people were in the Desert, they needed to build a special building which required great beauty and craftsmanship. God himself had to

The good, the bad, and the awkward. If you've ever been an NCSY advisor you can relate to these 12 things.

Over the last few weeks, on Fridays, we have been discussing the various aspects of Shabbat and making it a real part of our lives. We have been talking, mainly, about how to enjoy and respect Shabbat in ways outside of what most people consider Shabbat Observance, but which are a very large part of