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Rabbi Dave is the Director of OU NextGen Division which includes OU Alumni Connections, OU Israel Free Spirit Birthright, Heart to Heart and the Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC)


Here is Your Chance to Help NCSY Alumni

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

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...

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Update from My Trip to Israel

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

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 –...

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New Alumni Ventures

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

Pesach brings in a whirlwind of new initiatives and improvements at NCSY Alumni. Please volunteer to learn Torah once per week by phone with a fellow alum atwww.partnersintorah.org/ncsy Check out our new upgraded web...

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April Alumnus of the Month- Stephen Belsky

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

Stephen Belsky grew up in a Modern Orthodox family in New York City, going to Jewish day schools. When he was in high school, another student at his school who lived in his neighborhood...

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Mazal Tov to the First Ever National NCSY “Imagine” Chinese Auction Winners!

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

Recently we concluded our first ever National NCSY Chinese Auction. Thanks so much for your participation and support! I want to wish a personal congratulations to each of the winners, listed by prize category...

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New NCSY Video plus other news

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

If you have not yet go to the NCSY you tube channel and check out our new video also make sure you become a fan of our NCSY alumni fan page on facebook and or the JSU Alumni fan...

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February Alumnus of the Month: Matan Hazanov

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

Matan Hazanov, who is Israeli born but grew up in Toronto, was raised in a non-observant but very proud Jewish home and was first exposed to Jewish learning in JSU in his senior year...

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Financial Management Intern

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

Met Council is one of New York’s largest human services agencies, providing more than 100,000 New Yorkers with critical services in their fight against poverty and its effects every year. Met Council seeks an...

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January is conference month

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

While December is awesome programs month with Regional Shabbatons, Birthright Trips starting, Yarchei Kallah, visiting three JLIC campuses and their Alumni interns, January is Conference month. I saw hundreds of Alumni at the OU...

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January Alumni of the Month: Jason and Yael Gevertzman

By Rabbi Dave Felsenthal / Comments

Yael and Jason Gevertzman are alumni of Etz Chaim aka New Jersey NCSY. They met in high school and began dating at NCSY Spring Regional 2001. In July of 2009, they got married. During...

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