NCSY

NCSY
PredecessorTorah Leadership Seminar
Formation1954
FounderHarold and Enid Boxer
TypeJewish youth organization
Legal statusSubsidiary of a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization
Headquarters40 Rector, New York City, New York, United States
Location
  • United States, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Mexico
Coordinates40°42′19″N 74°00′50″W / 40.705279812590774°N 74.01396840186057°W / 40.705279812590774; -74.01396840186057
OwnerNatan Cohen
International Director
Rabbi Micah Greenland
Parent organization
Orthodox Union
Websitewww.ncsy.org
Formerly called
National Conference of Synagogue Youth

NCSY (formerly known as the National Conference of Synagogue Youth[1][2]) is a Jewish youth group under the auspices of the Orthodox Union. Its operations include Jewish-inspired after-school programs; summer programs in Israel, Europe, and the United States;[3] weekend programming, shabbatons, retreats, and regionals; Israel advocacy training; and disaster relief missions known as chesed (kindness) trips.[4][5][6] NCSY also has an alumni organization on campuses across North America.[7]

  1. ^ Nathan-Kazis, Josh (October 14, 2009). "Rabbis Still Want Role in Abuse Cases". The Jewish Daily Forward. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013.
  2. ^ Yeshiva University (April 2, 2009). "Yeshiva College Honors Student Zev Eleff Publishes Book on History of NCSY". Yeshiva University. Archived from the original on December 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Jewish Teen Summer Trips". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  4. ^ NCSY Background, Orthodox Union, 2000 Archived April 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Jewish Teen Summer Trips". Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  6. ^ "Home". NCSY Relief Missions. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  7. ^ "NCSY ALUMNI -". NCSY ALUMNI. Retrieved 2020-02-10.