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]
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| Predecessor | Torah Leadership Seminar |
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| Formation | 1954 |
| Founder | Harold and Enid Boxer |
| Type | Jewish youth organization |
| Legal status | Subsidiary of a 501(c)(3) non-profit religious organization |
| Headquarters | 40 Rector, New York City, New York, United States |
| Location |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′19″N 74°00′50″W / 40.705279812590774°N 74.01396840186057°W |
| Owner | Natan Cohen |
International Director | Rabbi Micah Greenland |
Parent organization | Orthodox Union |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | National Conference of Synagogue Youth |
History
editIn 1959, NCSY hired Rabbi Pinchas Stolper as the first National Director in the United States.[8]
During the social upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, the Orthodox youth of NCSY opposed social change, choosing instead to emphasize religious tradition.[9] 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.[9] At the 1971 NCSY international convention, delegates passed resolutions in this vein, calling for members to "forge a social revolution with Torah principles."[9]
According to the Orthodox sociologist Chaim Waxman, there has been an increase in Haredi influence on NCSY since 2012.[10] Waxman based this on NCSY's own sociological self-study.[11]
See also
edit- Orthodox Union, the sponsoring organization of NCSY
- KEDMA, an Orthodox college outreach group
- United Synagogue Youth, the youth group of Conservative Judaism
- National Federation of Temple Youth, the youth movement of Reform Judaism
- Young Judaea, the pluralist Zionist youth movement of Hadassah
- BBYO, the leading non-denominational Jewish youth movement
- Bnei Akiva
- Pinchas Stolper
- Aryeh Kaplan
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jewish Teen Summer Trips". Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ NCSY Background, Orthodox Union, 2000 Archived April 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jewish Teen Summer Trips". Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Home". NCSY Relief Missions. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "NCSY ALUMNI -". NCSY ALUMNI. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Winners and Losers in Denominational Memberships in the United States - Chaim I. Waxman". Jcpa.org. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- ^ Nathalie Friedman, Faithful Youth: A Study of the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (New York: National Conference of Synagogue Youth, 1998).