National Conference of Synagogue Youth
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National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) is an Orthodox Jewish youth group sponsored by the Orthodox Union. It was founded in the 1950s and has grown into an organization with thousands of members in the United States, Canada and now Chile. Its slogan is Building a Jewish Tomorrow.
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[edit] Organization
NCSY is divided into Geographic Regions throughout North America. They are New England, Upper New York, New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Atlantic Seaboard, Central East, Southern, South Florida, Greater Midwest, Southwest, West Coast, Northwest, and Canada. Additionally, NCSY runs programming branches Israel and now, Chile.
These geographic regions are further divided into chapters, usually encompassing major cities or metropolitan areas.
NCSY's programming is divided into two age groups, Jr. and Sr.; these generally encompass 5th-8th grades and 9th-12th grades, respectively. Some programs span both age groups, but most programming is unique for each.
[edit] 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.
One of NCSY's oldest and most effective program modules is the Shabbaton, a weekend-long social and educational Sabbath experience. NCSY also runs a dozen Summer Programs on 3 continents.
[edit] Organization
National Director: Rabbi Steven Burg [1]
National Youth Board (Elected by peers annually)
Regional Directors
Regional Advisers
Regional Board Members (Members are elected by peers annually)
Chapter Advisers
Chapter Board Members (Members are usually elected, but there are exceptions)
NCSY Members
