Heart to Heart (H2H), an organization founded and led by Hart Levine, twenty-three year old UPenn grad, has a mission that seems extremely simple: to include uninvolved students in Jewish life by enabling involved Jewish students to share meaningful positive Jewish experiences and relationships with their peers.…
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OU Sends 300 NCSY Benchers to Troops Overseas
SHABBAT SHALOM, THE OU TELLS AMERICAN TROOPS, AS IT SENDS 300 MORE NCSY BENCHERS TO KUWAIT, AFGHANISTAN, IRAQ AND KOREA
The Orthodox Union, which fulfilled a request of military chaplains to provide…
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OU Announces Challenge Grants to Spur Innovative Responses Regarding Tuition Situation
OU ANNOUNCES CHALLENGE GRANTS TO SPUR “INNOVATIVE” RESPONSES TO DAY SCHOOL AFFORDABILITY CHALLENGE
In response to the Jewish educational affordability challenge confronting Orthodox Jewish families, the Orthodox Union today announced Challenge Grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000 for up to… -
A Thousand Teens, One Night
By Batya Graber
Bringing more than 1,000 teens together from across North America, Yom NCSY is an annual event where all NCSY summer programs traveling throughout Israel have an opportunity to unite and bond in appreciation for their amazing summer…
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A Fifth Anniversary for Jewish Education in Ottawa
By Dr. Jonathan Gray
Sitting amongst some 275 people at the fifth anniversary celebration of one of Ottawa’s most successful and fast-growing Jewish institutions, my mind drifts back another decade or so. As a single man in my early twenties, I started to come…
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NJ NCSY Receives Visit from Trump Executive Jason Dov Greenblatt
Executive Vice President and General Counsel of The Trump Organization, Jason Dov Greenblatt, with his son Noah and NCSY’s “Latte and Learning” Englishtown participants.
There was a feeling of excitement in the air at the local Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts in Englishtown on May 31. The 50… -
NCSY Alumni Announces New Texting Campaign
$10.00 donation to the Jewish Union Foundation. Charges will appear on your wireless bill, or be deducted from your prepaid balance. All purchases must be authorized by account holder. Message and Data Rates May Apply. Text STOP to 50555 to STOP. Text HELP to 50555 for HELP. Full Terms:…
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Inside the Israel Free Spirit Story
In 1999, before the Taglit-Birthright Israel program existed as such, the people behind the idea approached the Orthodox Union with a request. They wanted the OU to serve as beta testers for their program; namely, that 18-26-year-old Jews ought to have the opportunity to connect with their heritage. In…
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Heart to Heart: To Love One’s Fellow Jew
