Faces

Nominated and written by Gili Kamara, NCSY Alumna   Thanks to Todd Cohn, I fell in love with NCSY. I first joined NCSY due to his persistent nagging at his after school courses that I attended. After the first event that I went to, I felt like I found a place where I belong. I started going

Nominated and written by Edon Freiner, NCSYer Every time I speak to kids from other NCSY regions and tell them I am from New Jersey, they say, “Your regional director is that incredible speaker!” They couldn’t be more right. His speeches, tied in with ebbing (some may argue that they are one entity), are my

Nominated and written by Benji Cheirif, NCSY Alumnus and former Advisor After being kicked out of public school my sophomore year, I was given an option by my parents: Military school or Jewish Day School. I chose military school. My parents sent me to the Jewish Day School. Little did I know that the decision

Nominated and written by Sarah Solway, NCSYer Two summers ago I had the privilege of going on NCSY’s GIVE. I only knew a handful of people and for the most part kept to myself. One day on the bus, Shosh came over and sat next to me despite the fact that I wasn’t really open to

Nominated and written by Ari Schochet, NCSY Alumnus I get choked up even writing this! To those that knew him, J.J. Greenberg was the face of Jewish Pride throughout the country. He was a national advisor who travelled across the country every single weekend to spend Shabbos with NCSYers from all walks of life. When J.J.

Nominated and written by Leeor Israeli, NCSYer   I met Noam and Yotam on my first ever NCSY Shabbaton, and they have been one of my biggest inspirations ever since. They are such kind and genuine people, and they never fail to amaze me. Never before in my life have I seen such a strong love between brothers, and

Nominated and written by Rachel Lelonek, NCSYer   “Don’t thank me; I’m an advisor. It’s my job!” If you belong to either New York or New England NCSY, you have probably heard these words come out of the mouth of “The Advisor” himself, Daniel Eisenberg. For the past two years, I have had the utmost

Nominated and written by Rabbi Netanel Lebowitz, Assistant Director NCSY Kollel   I have had the privilege of working with Rabbi Moshe Benovitz for the past 18 years. Rabbi Benovitz’s educational philosophy is “what more can we do?” While it is true that he encourages us to push our limits in effort and creativity to

Nominated and written by Sarah Comar, NCSYer   I grew up in an observant home with an observant community, but Shabbos was just another set of restrictive rules for me. At the last regional shabbaton, I met a girl who changed my life and the lives of everyone around her. Her name is Katie.   Her

Nominated and written by Nathalie Meijer Beaubien, Former NCSYer   I first met Glenn Black even before he became a Rabbi (I believe).  We met by chance, about 20 years ago.  He ran the NCSY program after school and a friend of mine encouraged me to attend the program with her, telling me it was “fun,” that they discussed