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\"Fran<\/a>
Fran and David Woolf received the Enid and Harold H. Boxer Memorial Award at this year’s Ben Zakkai dinner. From left to right: Vivian Luchins, dinner chair; Isabelle Novak, \u00a0Ben Zakkai Honor Society chair; Fran and David Woolf; Rabbi Micah Greenland, NCSY’s International Director, Rabbi Glenn Black, CEO of NCSY Canada; and Dr. David Luchins, dinner chair.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Heartfelt reminiscences and humorous anecdotes abounded as NCSY<\/a> celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Ben Zakkai<\/em> Honor Society\u2019s NCSY National Scholarship Reception. Held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in downtown Manhattan on February 8, two hundred guests joined in the meaningful evening as four former NCSY participants were welcomed into the prestigious honor society and four awards were presented for devotion to NCSY and dedication to inspiring the Jewish future.<\/p>\n

NCSY is the international youth movement of the Orthodox Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n

After a video presentation featuring the Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Allen I. Fagin, Dinner Chairs Dr. David and Vivian Luchins led the proceedings with a sweeping tour through the history of NCSY and the personal histories of the multiple honorees and inductees. Each year, a select group of nominees is voted on by the membership of the society, which was established in 1965 and is named after the Tanna<\/em> (Sage) who is credited with leading the Jews after the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash.<\/em> Proceeds from the dinner, which began in 1995, provide scholarships for Jewish teenagers to attend NCSY summer programs and other major events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reception provides necessary scholarships to some of NCSY\u2019s highest impact programs and makes a substantial difference in the lives of those teens,\u201d explained International NCSY Director Rabbi Micah Greenland, who delivered the reception\u2019s greeting.<\/p>\n

\"Nechama<\/a>
Nechama Kamelhar, of Brooklyn NCSY, received the Rebbetzin Ella & Rav Aharon Soloveichik Award, named after the Orthodox luminaries and early supporters of NCSY.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evening was dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Louis and Rebbetzin Helen Ginsburg z\u201dl,<\/em> one of the founding families of NCSY. Rabbi Pinchas Stolper, the first director of NCSY, flew in from Chicago to welcome the Ginsburg grandchildren to the event.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s four inductees to the Ben Zakkai<\/em> Honor Society come from different parts of North America and serve NCSY in various capacities. Rabbi Ben Gonsher and Karen Steinberg both work for Southern NCSY<\/a>, as chief relationship officer and CEO, respectively. Rabbi Adam Simon is director of San Diego NCSY<\/a> and Rabbi Arieh Friedner is the director of Cleveland NCSY<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Adam Simon was introduced by Ben Zakkai<\/em> Chair Isabelle Novak, of Los Angeles, who began with a personal story about Adam\u2019s younger days and the time he had the longest hair in their synagogue as he grew it out for Locks of Love<\/em>, a charity that provides wigs for cancer patients.<\/p>\n

Afterwards the program segued into the evening\u2019s honorees. Nechama Kamelhar, of Brooklyn NCSY, hailed as the \u201cneshama<\/em> (soul) of Brooklyn\u201d by Vivian Luchins, received the Rebbetzin Ella & Rav Aharon Soloveichik Award,<\/em> named after the Orthodox luminaries and early supporters of NCSY. Dalia and Rabbi Dr. Matis Shulman of Teaneck, NJ received the Ezra Ben Zion Lightman Memorial Award,<\/em> named after one of NCSY\u2019s advisors, who died tragically young.<\/p>\n

\"Rabbi<\/a>
Rabbi Arieh Friedner of Cleveland NCSY was one of the night’s inductees into the Ben Zakkai Honor Society. From left to right: Dinner Chair Dr. David Luchins, Rabbi Arieh Friedner, and NCSY’s International Director Rabbi Micah Greenland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

David and Fran Woolf, of Toronto, received the Enid & Harold H. Boxer Memorial Award,<\/em> named after the founders of NCSY. The Woolfs are longtime supporters of NCSY Canada, as Rabbi Glenn Black, CEO of NCSY Canada<\/a>, explained during his introduction.<\/p>\n

\u201cFran and David have watched a small movement they partnered in founding in Canada grow from humble beginnings into a nationwide organization running hundreds of programs reaching thousands of Jewish teens every year,\u201d Rabbi Black said. \u201cTheir handprints can be found on every single idea, innovation and child who participates to this very day. In each generation Hakadosh Baruch Hu<\/em> chooses certain unique individuals on whose shoulders rest the future of His children. Fran and David are those people.\u201d<\/p>\n

The evening concluded with a rousing speech by Rabbi Chaim Wielgus, of Brooklyn, who received the Rebbetzin Elaine & Rabbi Pinchas Stolper Service Award<\/em>, named after NCSY\u2019s first director. Rabbi Wielgus spoke about his own history with NCSY \u2014 and how he has been involved with NCSY for the past 33 years. \u201cThe most important thing is to support the Ben Zakkai<\/em> Dinner to send NCSYers on its summer and other important programs,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

In his comments, NCSY International Director Rabbi Greenland praised the work of the society.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ben Zakkai<\/em> Honor Society is a remarkable group of NCSY alumni,\u201d said Rabbi Greenland. \u201cIt\u2019s essentially our Hall of Fame and it allows our most distinguished graduates to work together on projects that benefit the Jewish community.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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