Alumni Spotlight
Alumnus of the Month - Annie Wasserman
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Annie hails from Columbus Ohio and started NCSY in 5th grade. After serving on regional board for Central East, she returned there as an advisor. She has also had advisor roles for Canada, Yarchei Kallah, West Coast, and the ICE summer program. While at Stern College, Annie has dedicated herself to the welfare of others through her participation in a service mission to Nicaragua, the Student Life Committee, and currently as a Graduate Assistant. Starting this past summer, Annie has become a YU Presidential Fellow for the CJF’s leadership training division. Besides assisting in numerous training programs, she has been organizing a YU student delegation for the United Jewish Communities General Assembly Conference in November where thousands will gather to discuss issues in the world of Jewish communal service.What's Nu
Rabbi Dave's Column
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Recently I was on the bus home from New York City to Passaic (not quite Israel yet) and there were no seats. A young yeshiva bochur stood up and gave me his seat and I was very grateful (a sign of aging gracefully;). I ended up sitting next to another fellow NCSY alumnus (Moshe Plotkin) and we started shmoozing about the Alumni newsletter. I told him I had a great Nachas story to share. A What? Oh, A Dvar Torah
A Thought for the Week - Rabbi Yaacov Haber Today we review the story of Abraham, the founding father of Judaism. From what we know about Avrohom Avinu we can be very proud of our roots. Read More |
Alumni and NCSY Keeping The Flame Alive
Finding G-D in Gaza We arrived at 1400 hours. The military sentries, professional and courteous, checked our IDs and examined our jeep and its contents. We were cleared for entry, and given a military escort to the synagogue that stood in the center of the base. Our host, the military commander of the base, arrived at the synagogue about the same time we did. We shook hands and he greeted us warmly. We davened Mincha in the Golani infantry unit synagogue, and then we headed out to distribute almost two hundred pairs of tefillin. Read More
Alumni Chesed Opportunity: Support NCSY Birthright by googling our Israel Free Spirit Website  Each morning when you turn on your computer please go to www.google.com and search for birthright Israel and click on our link - Israel Free Spirit (right now on page 2); then search for taglit birthright Israel and click on us - Israel Free Spirit (also page 2); then search for birthright and click on us - Israel Free Spirit (page 4). These few minutes will mean a major increase in recruitment. Please pass on to anyone who can help us!
Exceptional New Books at Special NCSY Alumni Discount from OU Press OU Press has published two new books that are available at a special discount to NCSY alumni on the OU Press website www.OUPress.org. Covenant & Conversation: Genesis – The Book of Beginnings (co-published with Maggid) is the first ever collection of Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks’ essays on the weekly parsha. Erudite and eloquent, Covenant & Conversation allows readers to experience Chief Rabbi Sacks’ sophisticated approach to life lived in an ongoing dialogue with the Torah. Fresh Fruit & Vintage Wine: Ethics and Wisdom of the Aggada (co-published with Ktav) by Rabbi Yitzchak Blau takes the enduring wisdom of the Aggada and expresses it with freshness and vitality. Arranged by topic, the book explores enigmatic Talmudic texts and uses classical commentaries to explain the passages and show their relevance to contemporary life. Learn more about these books at www.OUPress.org. Use discount code RR1N1 to obtain an NCSY alumni 20% discount. |
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