NCSY helped transform Scott Shulman into the Jewish leader he is today. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Scott first got involved with NCSY in 6th grade, joining the Central East region. Scott demonstrated his leadership at a young age by joining the Junior NCSY board in middle school. His NCSY involvement and leadership opportunities
Through songs and instruments, music opens up the minds and hearts of individuals in a unique way. Countless times Isaiah Rothstein witnessed the impact of music on people. Isaiah saw the power that music has to create remarkable connections and relationships during his NCSY career. Although Isaiah began NCSY for the same reasons as any
In high school, Talia Lautman Borenstein, was always challenging herself. In 11th grade, she served as the chapter president of Cleveland NCSY and following that she served on Central East regional board during a transitional period. The steps she took and the way she pushed herself to step up throughout those years allowed her to
“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth, then I ask myself the same question,” goes the quote from Harun Yahya. Not everyone can say that they’ve flown to distant countries and acquired achievements in their travels. But Captain Yoni Goldstein is someone who can. In
Jake Litwin may be living on the opposite side of the country but he still carries the lessons he learned in NCSY on the West Coast with him. At a 9th grade shabbaton, Jake met Solly Hess and Rabbi Effie Goldberg and from then on his involvement with West Coast NCSY only grew until, eventually,
From TJJ to the IDF, Mai Bonomo takes NCSY with her wherever her life leads. It all started in 2008 when her friend from dance was going on a JSU trip to New York. Wanting to be in on the fun, Mai convinced her parents to also let her go, and as they say, “the
Not everyone can be as involved as Allen. He was in Atlantic Seaboard NCSY, very involved with Shabbatons and latte and learning. An avid participant in JSU, Allen enjoyed learning about the different Jewish holidays. He has a lot of hakarat hatov (gratitude) toward JSU for the opportunities it gave him. He says, “JSU is
Not every college student can say that they are the founder of a successful business. Not every college student is able to commit to their academic work and dedicate hours to doing chesed. Not every college student is like Shachar Avraham, a junior at Binghamton University. Shachar began his community outreach when he was a
When you hear the characteristics caring, selfless, supportive, chessedik, “die-hard NCSYer” who comes to mind? If this girl had her own page in a dictionary, this would be the definition. Corrine Malachi, an alumna of New York NCSY – Brooklyn Chapter (2012), Regional President and National Board (2011-12), exemplifies these characteristics and so many more,
By: Charlotte Friedland, editor of Reunion Dan Butler describes himself as a teen who had become lackadaisical about Judaism, though he had been a star student at the fledgling Yeshiva of Scranton in the 1960s. (“I was valedictorian – shows you how low the bar was back then,” he quips.) Fearful that his cynicism might reach toxic levels, his siblings insisted that he needed to recharge