I believe that NCSY alumni have the ability to bridge the growing gaps within our society and we just need minimal resources made available to us to do so. I […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]