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{{Short description|Orthodox Jewish youth group}}
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'''National Conference of Synagogue Youth''' ('''''NCSY''''') is an ] ]ish youth group sponsored by the ]. Founded in 1954,<ref name="OU"></ref> it has thousands of members in the ], ], ], ], and ]. Its slogan is ''Inspiring the Jewish Future''. NCSY is directly supervised by the ]'s Youth Commission chaired by Martin Nachimson of ].
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| predecessor = Torah Leadership Seminar
| formation = 1954
| founder = Harold and Enid Boxer
| type = Jewish youth organization
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| status = Subsidiary of a {{nowrap|501(c)(3)}} non-profit religious organization
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| headquarters = 40 ], ], ], ]
| location = United States, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Israel, Mexico
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| owner = Natan Cohen
| leader_title = {{nowrap|International Director}}
| leader_name = Rabbi Micah Greenland
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| website = {{URL|www.ncsy.org}}
| formerly = National Conference of Synagogue Youth
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'''NCSY''' (formerly known as the '''National Conference of Synagogue Youth'''<ref name=NathanKazis>{{cite news|title=Rabbis Still Want Role in Abuse Cases |first=Josh |last=Nathan-Kazis |url=http://forward.com/articles/116779/rabbis-still-want-role-in-abuse-cases/ |newspaper=] |date=October 14, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420044936/http://forward.com/articles/116779/rabbis-still-want-role-in-abuse-cases/ |archive-date=April 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=YUNews>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.yu.edu/news/2009/04/02/yeshiva-college-honors-student-zev-eleff-publishes-book-on-history-of-ncsy/ |title=Yeshiva College Honors Student Zev Eleff Publishes Book on History of NCSY |author=Yeshiva University |author-link=Yeshiva University |date=April 2, 2009 |publisher=Yeshiva University |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121211132924/http://blogs.yu.edu/news/2009/04/02/yeshiva-college-honors-student-zev-eleff-publishes-book-on-history-of-ncsy/ |archive-date=December 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) is a ]ish youth group under the auspices of the ]. Its operations include Jewish-inspired ]; summer programs in ], ], and the ];<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://summer.ncsy.org/|title=Jewish Teen Summer Trips|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref> weekend programming, ]s, retreats, and regionals; Israel advocacy training; and disaster relief missions known as ] (kindness) trips.<ref name="OU"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410230831/http://www.ou.org/oupr/2000/comm/ncsybg.htm |date=April 10, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://summer.ncsy.org/|title=Jewish Teen Summer Trips|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://reliefmissions.ncsy.org/|title=Home|website=NCSY Relief Missions|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> NCSY also has an alumni organization on campuses across North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alumni.ncsy.org/|title=NCSY ALUMNI -|website=NCSY ALUMNI|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>


== History == == History ==
In 1959, NCSY hired Rabbi ] as the first National Director in the United States.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dEgcAAAAMAAJ |title=Saul Bernstein, ''The Renaissance of the Torah Jew'' (KTAV Publishing, 1985), pp. 274, 339 |isbn=9780881250664 |access-date=2012-07-04|last1=Bernstein |first1=Saul |year=1985 |publisher=Ktav Publishing House }}</ref>
NCSY is the organizational successor to the National Union of Orthodox Jewish Youth, established in ]<ref name="Raphel"></ref> as a denominational youth movement<ref name="Kadden"></ref> similar to a synagogue men's club or sisterhood. Over time, its emphasis moved to outreach and teaching religious behaviors to adolescents.


During the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, the Orthodox youth of NCSY opposed social change, choosing instead to emphasize religious tradition.<ref name="Diamond">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OAY7wbRhHcIC&pg=PA110 |title=Etan Diamond, ''And I Will Dwell in Their Midst: Orthodox Jews in Suburbia'' (University of North Carolina Press, 2000), ISBN 0-8078-4889-1, p. 104 |date=2000-10-30 |isbn=9780807848890 |access-date=2012-07-04|last1=Diamond |first1=Etan |publisher=Univ of North Carolina Press }}</ref> In this period, at least one NCSY chapter took public action on this point, passing a resolution rejecting ] and other drugs as a violation of ].<ref name="Diamond" /> At the 1971 NCSY international convention, delegates passed resolutions in this vein, calling for members to "forge a social revolution with ] principles."<ref name="Diamond" />
Though outreach to ] youth was started by ] in the 1930s, the Torah Leadership Seminar, created in 1954 by DCS of ] under Dr Abraham Stern, developed the ] model (for more details see ]).


According to the Orthodox ] Chaim Waxman, there has been an increase in ] influence on NCSY since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jcpa.org/cjc/cjc-waxman-f05.htm |title=Winners and Losers in Denominational Memberships in the United States - Chaim I. Waxman |publisher=Jcpa.org |access-date=2012-07-04}}</ref> Waxman based this on NCSY's own sociological self-study.<ref>Nathalie Friedman, Faithful Youth: A Study of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (New York: National Conference of Synagogue Youth, 1998).</ref>
In 1959, NCSY hired Rabbi Pinchas Stolper as the first National Director.<ref></ref>


==See also==
In {{specify}}, NCSY established its first summer program, the Israel Summer Institute for Jewish teens. Rabbi Stolper assisted NCSY in expanding internationally into Canada, Israel, Chile, and Ukraine.
* ], the sponsoring organization of NCSY
* ], an Orthodox college outreach group
* ], the youth group of ]
* ], the youth movement of ]
* ], the pluralist ] ] of ]
* ], the leading non-denominational Jewish youth movement
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==Organization== ==References==
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==External links==
NCSY is divided into geographic regions throughout ]. They are ], Upper New York, ], ], ], Atlantic Seaboard, Central East, Southern, South ], Greater Midwest, Southwest, ], Northwest, and ]. Additionally, NCSY runs programming branches ] and now, ] and ].
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These geographic regions are further divided into chapters, usually encompassing major cities or metropolitan areas.


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NCSY's programming is divided into two age groups, "Junior" and "Senior"; these generally encompass 5th-8th grades and 9th-12th grades, respectively. Some programs span both age groups, but most programming is unique for each.


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*National Director: ]
*National Youth Board (Composed of representatives of the Regional Boards)
*Regional Directors
*Regional Advisors
*Regional Board Members (Members are elected by peers annually. In some regions, they are appointed)
*Chapter Advisors
*Chapter Board Members (Members are usually elected, but there are exceptions)
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==Programming==
There are national events that usually occur biyearly, and mainly for leaders. There are regional events that usually occur quarterly, or biquarterly. There are chapter events that usually occur on a monthly basis, in some locations weekly.

One of NCSY's oldest and most effective program modules is the ], a weekend-long social and educational ] experience. While on ] kids are treated to skits, learning sessions and ebbing, where participants sit in a circle around the "circle guy" where they sing songs and do funny routines some of which has been passed down since the beginning of the organization.

NCSY also runs a dozen summer programs on three continents.

==Social Action Through Tradition==
During the social upheavals of the ]s and ]s, the Orthodox youth of NCSY strove to temper social change through religious tradition.<ref name="Diamond"></ref> In this period, at least one NCSY chapter took public action on this point, passing a resolution rejecting marijuana and other drugs as a violation of Jewish law.<ref name="Diamond"> </ref> At the ] NCSY international convention, delegates passed resolutions in this vein, calling for members to "forge a social revolution with Torah principles."<ref name="Diamond"> </ref>

==Affiliates==

*NCSY works with ] in running Camp Nageela Midwest.
*NCSY Summer ] Program is hosted by ]
*NCSY has always maintained a relationship with ], which offers NCSY participants scholarships and recruits both students and personnel from NCSY.


==References==
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==See also==
* ], the sponsoring organization of NCSY
* ], an Orthodox college outreach group
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Orthodox Jewish youth group
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 DirectorRabbi Micah Greenland
Parent organizationOrthodox Union
Websitewww.ncsy.org
Formerly calledNational Conference of Synagogue Youth

NCSY (formerly known as the National Conference of Synagogue Youth) 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; weekend programming, shabbatons, retreats, and regionals; Israel advocacy training; and disaster relief missions known as chesed (kindness) trips. NCSY also has an alumni organization on campuses across North America.

History

In 1959, NCSY hired Rabbi Pinchas Stolper as the first National Director in the United States.

During the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, the Orthodox youth of NCSY opposed social change, choosing instead to emphasize religious tradition. In this period, at least one NCSY chapter took public action on this point, passing a resolution rejecting marijuana and other drugs as a violation of Jewish law. At the 1971 NCSY international convention, delegates passed resolutions in this vein, calling for members to "forge a social revolution with Torah principles."

According to the Orthodox sociologist Chaim Waxman, there has been an increase in Haredi influence on NCSY since 2012. Waxman based this on NCSY's own sociological self-study.

See also

References

  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.
  8. Bernstein, Saul (1985). Saul Bernstein, The Renaissance of the Torah Jew (KTAV Publishing, 1985), pp. 274, 339. Ktav Publishing House. ISBN 9780881250664. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  9. ^ Diamond, Etan (2000-10-30). Etan Diamond, And I Will Dwell in Their Midst: Orthodox Jews in Suburbia (University of North Carolina Press, 2000), ISBN 0-8078-4889-1, p. 104. Univ of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9780807848890. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  10. "Winners and Losers in Denominational Memberships in the United States - Chaim I. Waxman". Jcpa.org. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  11. Nathalie Friedman, Faithful Youth: A Study of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (New York: National Conference of Synagogue Youth, 1998).

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