Rabbi Steven Weil

After Succos, West Coast’s City NCSY began an initiative called GTS (Go To Shul). Their idea was to take high school students to Cedars Sinai Medical Center once a month to run the Shabbos morning... READ MORE »

Batya Jacob, Director of NAJSSSC (The National Association of Jewish Schools Serving Special Children, a division of Yachad) ran a sensitivity workshop in Torah Day School in Atlanta, GA, showing participants what it is like... READ MORE »

OU Community Weekend in Florida, coming up on Parshat Beshalach, February 3-5. In this exciting event, nine OU representatives will be presenting at ten synagogues in seven communities. Scholars-in-residence include Rav Hershel Schachter,  Rabbi Dr.... READ MORE »

NCSY Alumni has shared a video taken at YouthCon entitled “Spirituality: The Missing Ingredient,” presented by Charlie Harary. You can enjoy it here.... READ MORE »

Rabbi Jonathan Gross of the Beth Israel Synagogue, an OU-member shul in Omaha, wrote about his experiences in building the community’s eruv. This project was high on his agenda since he arrived in Omaha seven... READ MORE »

CasaLuker of Colombia, manufacturer of fine cocoa, has announced the OU certification of Luker Cacao Fino de Aroma Products and its derivatives. This includes such products as cocoa, cocoa mass, cocoa butter and cocoa powder.... READ MORE »

Team Yachad is listed on the Jerusalem Marathon website as a participating charity. There are already more than 25 runners registered to run with Team Yachad in Jerusalem.  They are aiming to recruit people who... READ MORE »

Students from MTJ high school, along with their rebbeim and and their menahel, Rabbi Shaul Katz, visited the OU in the latest Harry H. Beren VISIT OU program. They visited with OU Kosher CEO Rabbi... READ MORE »

NCSY’s Jewish Unity Mentorship Program (JUMP) is the training ground for tomorrow’s community leaders. The members of the Atlanta JUMP program, led by Rabbi Chaim Neiditch, recently put their leadership skills into practice by organizing... READ MORE »

Israeli youth in OU’s D’oraita Clubs marked the anniversary of the Carmel fire disaster by learning that putting out fires “is not so simple.” Hundreds of youth from the 18 clubs throughout Israel visited fire... READ MORE »