ATLANTIC SEABOARD Rabbi Jonah Lerner, Regional Director 410.358.6279 // atsoffice@ncsy.org atsncsy.org
Baltimore, MD Moshe Heideman — mosheh@ncsy.org
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Greater Washington, MD Rabbi Yudi Riesel — yudi@ncsy.org
Chesed Training Workshop This past May, Greater Washington NCSY partnered with Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington to enable NCSY teens to assist the sick and elderly. The teens made blankets for patients at the National Institute of Health and learned the art of medical clowning, complete with face painting and balloon making. The event culminated in a trip to a local senior home where the teens put their training into practice. It was hard to tell who was smiling more: the residents of the senior home or the teens themselves.
THORNHILL, ONTARIO Over 250 teens and parents gather to honor this year’s Torah High participants.
Potomac Hosts Public Speaking Shabbaton
Philadelphia, PA & Cherry Hill, NJ
Philadelphia NCSY Learns about the Holocaust
Greater Washington NCSY is proud and excited about the launch of JTED (Jewish Teen Educational Development), a revolutionary new program designed for teens to learn the art of public speaking by delivering inspiring words of Torah to their peers. To kick off the program, Rabbi Dovid Bashevkin, director of education for NCSY, joined over two dozen Greater Washington teens for an unforgettable Shabbaton in Potomac, MD. Rabbi Bashevkin ran interactive and entertaining sessions on public speaking with handson activities for the teens to develop their skills.
Rabbi Yitz Levi — Rabbiyitz@ncsy.org
On March 8, NCSY hosted Holocaust survivor Mr. Morris Sheinberger, who shared his story of survival with the audience. Mr. Sheinberger thoughtfully answered the teens’ questions and reflected movingly about his experiences.
KYHS NCSY JUMP Team Makes it to the Finals After five months of hard work and competition against 20 teams from across the country, the KYHS JUMP team made it to the boardroom finals and finished among the top five teams. After the team’s presentation, judges Allen Fagin, Rabbi Steven Weil, Rebecca Sugar and Phillip Rosen highlighted the team’s strengths and praised their teamwork.
BALTIMORE NCSY RUNS PURIM PROJECT FOR YACHAD MEMBERS
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Rabbi Glenn Black, CEO 905.761.6279 // ncsyca@ncsy.org canada.ncsy.org
Thornhill, Ontario Rabbi Avi Levinson — avi@ncsy.ca
60 Participants Complete Fellowship
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altimore NCSY ran an innovative social action campaign for Purim designed to promote engagement among teens from all backgrounds. NCSYers participated in the program by designing the Purim cards; planning delivery routes, job assignments and shopping lists; shopping for food and decor items for the packages; assembling the Mishloach Manot; and delivering the packages. By allowing the teens to choose which parts of the program they wanted to help with, they discovered which areas of chesed they related to the most.
CANADA
60 participants completed the Daniel and Vera Rubinstein Fellowship program. Each of these students signed up at the beginning of the year and dedicated one hour every Wednesday to learn with an advisor. Many of these students went on TJJ this past summer and assumed leadership roles at their respective JSU clubs this year.
Toronto, Ontario Aliza English — aliza@ncsy.ca
NCSY & Torah High Banquet 2014 Over 250 teens and parents were in attendance for a night of awards and delicious desserts in celebration of a successful year in NCSY and Torah High. At the banquet, NCSY acknowledged each teen who dedicated time to the organization, and Torah High acknowledged students that had participated in the program for at least three years.
Vancouver, British Columbia Mielli Levian, Bassie Fuld and Aura Teles help assemble Mishloach Manot with Shira Heideman for YACHAD members.
Rabbi Samuel and Gila Ross — samuelross@ncsy.ca