Rabbi Dave Felsenthal

Over Passover I went hiking with my kids.  My oldest daughter Miriam Sara wanted us to do a 7 and a half hour hike at Bear mountain as she had done at camp.  My wife,... READ MORE »

Guess what time of year it is? No it’s not Yeshiva winter break or the end of the round of Birthright or even Tu B’shvat. It’s time for the annual Ben Zakkai scholarship reception this... READ MORE »

Who will answer the call? What if the most important call of your life came and you did not answer? What if you did not hear the ring? What if you did... READ MORE »

Without you I’d be crying on Thanksgiving; thank you to OU Campus program, JLIC, from all the NCSY alumni. A few weeks ago, I spent Shabbos with the Shulman family at the University of Pennsylvania. The... READ MORE »

Love of Israel. As an NCSY I was surrounded by an overwhelming love of Israel. This came from my advisors who either moved there or yearned to be able to. The many summer trips and... READ MORE »

As Rosh Hashana is here, I look back at a phenomenal year at NCSY Alumni. I can't describe for you in depth everything we do here at Alumni but here is a very brief and... READ MORE »

I’m going to share with you one of my pride and joys of NCSY Alumni that few of you probably know about. We have a special fund (feel free to contribute) that we use for... READ MORE »

I love having NCSY alumni visit my home for Shabbat. I love even more hearing from others who visit the home of an alum for Shabbat. But the ultimate pleasure is when I actually get... READ MORE »

Here Is Your Chance to Help NCSY! How many times have you said, boy I’d like to help NCSY Alumni but how can I do it? We have hundreds of new alumni who want to... READ MORE »

I'm in Israel for 4 of our Birthright trips and many Smachot (Family Bar Mitzvah – Yosef Chaim Stefansky, Friend's Bar Mitzvah – Aliza and Ephraim Schwartz and two different Friend's Daughters wedding – Former... READ MORE »