Rabbi Dave Felsenthal

Gary Swickley is a Pittsburgh native and was active in Central East NCSY, joining in high school. Upon graduated, he started a Junior NCSY chapter there. Having attended Yeshiva University for his undergraduate education,...

Well I am now officially “getting old” (My brother in law Jon will love this). At the Annual NCSY Staff conference this week they gave out milestone awards for years of service as staff...

Wow, it is summer already! So much has happened in the past year such as growing our birthright trips by a multiple of four and connecting hundreds of alumni to Jewish programs on campus....

While getting ready for Regionals this weekend, I had the following thought; no matter how many Shabbatons I go to (and it's been hundreds) I'm always excited about going and nervous about speaking. Since...

This past week was Yom Ha Atzmaut. Because of my becoming religious through NCSY and going to learn in Yeshiva University in NY, KBY in Israel, Ner Israel in Baltimore and then Aish HaTorah...

Don’t Miss The Boat (Read to the end to see what I mean). Last week NCSY held its winter Regional Directors Conference for Regional Directors and their top staff. It is always a pleasure...

I feel like I just got back from the alumni version of the “Truman Show.” In Dallas Texas, if you are a community leader and are not an NCSY Alum as a kid, advisor,...

During a week in December, Edmonton was the coldest place in North America and the second chilliest in the world, seeing a record low of -58.4 C with the wind-chill out freezing even the...

I'm going to Columbus tomorrow and for the first time in the 15 years since I've know him, I won't be sharing a Dvar Torah with Frank. However if I was, I'd start off...

I wanted to take a moment and share with you one of the most beautiful experiences that I have felt in my brief career as a regional director of NCSY. Chanukah is a challenging...