Does being part of a community remove your individuality? Rabbi Yehoshua Marchuck, alumna of Long Island NCSY and current director of NCSY Alumni Connections, shares that each Jew remains a growing individual even when they are a piece of the Jewish people.
Did you know you’re great? Rabbi Gideon Black, (OU JLIC), looks at the mitzvah of bikurim in this week’s parsha to teach us an important lesson about the greatness of the individual, and a message we can take with us into this upcoming Rosh HaShanah.
What do tefillin, King David, and Usher have in common? Dov Pianko, Upstate New York NCSY & Central East TJJ, looks four important kinds of people mentioned in this week’s parsha, as well as a deeper look into the mitzvah of tefillin, to teach us how to fight our daily battles.
What do Einstein, Stalin, and starfish have in common with this week’s parsha? Rabbi Ari Neuman, OU-JLIC rabbi at Maryland, looks at some pretty harsh punishments and great people in history to teach us about the power of the individual, and how each one of us can change the world.
Why can’t we complain about our challenges? This week, Rabbi David Katz, director of MMY, takes a deeper look at the manna to teach us an important lesson about appreciating Hashem and what we have, and how to find blessing even during challenges.
Ari Ziegler, JLIC alum and IFS staff member, tells us about Moshe’s choice of words and reveals why the task of remembering that the mitzvot were passed down on Har Sinai is more important than the task of following the mitzvot themselves.
No matter what, I still love you…. Devorah Jaye, Atlantic Seaboard, New England and Southern NCSY, and current MEOR Maryland Assistant DIrector, introduces us to Sefer Devarim, as well as how it relates to this time of year, NCSY, to teach us an important message about staying inspired even during the darkest times.
What does it take to be a good leader? Daniel Levine, West Coast NCSY, goes through the parsha, as well as what we know about Yehoshua, to teach us an important lesson about different styles of leadership.
Are you living for this world or for the next? Ari Zucker, advisor for NJ NCSY and TJJ, tells us about Bilaam’s prayer and a life-changing story from the Gemara, and teaches us how to live life to the fullest.
If we don’t understand it, why do we do it? Simon Springer, from Seattle, New York and West Coast NCSY, goes through different opinions in Jewish thought to teach us about the nature of mitzvot and how to use to become better people.