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From the desk of NCSY Alumni Director - Rabbi Dave Felsenthal
In the famous words of the gang from Brooklyn, "It's Pesach time already and Rebbe (NCSY Alumni) was still here." Not only are we here; but, new programs and services keep popping up left and right!!! At the same time, NCSY and our alumni make news for saving the world, the Jewish people and Israeli baseball! In the issue you will find articles that will hopefully fill you with pride that you too are an NCSY Alum! Please go to our You've Got Friends Page and fill out your free profile if you have not yet and ask all your alumni friends to as well: http://www.ncsyalum.org/services/youve_got_friends
Have an Awesome Shabbat, Pesach and See Ya at Great Adventure,
Rabbi Dave Felsenthal
Director NCSY Alumni
D'VAR TORAH BY AN ALUMNUS
"Parshas Tzav - Moshe's Music" By Rabbi Seth Nadel
Music has the power to moves us; to make us feel something; something so visceral. Ever since I was young, I was fascinated by the sounds of the Synagogue: The nuschaos, the melodies of the prayers, changing with every occasion; every holiday. Shabbos, Yom Tov, Yamim Noraim, each had their unique sounds. The call of the shofar. The trop, or ta’amei hamikra that the Torah, Haftorah, and Megillos are chanted to. I fell in love with these sounds.
For more sounds
Collegiate Alumni: Hold The Date!!
July in Jerusalem $499 Including Airfare
Free Collegiate NCSY Alumni Reunion May 4-5
NCSY Alumni - You've Got Friends!
Please visit one of our newest features - The NCSY Profiles System hosted by Ning. We need you to fill out a profile for yourself so we can get a core group in the system before we start advertising "You've Got Friends" all over the internet so we can find your old NCSY buddies!
To fill out your profile go to You've Got Friends
Picture This: Old NCSY Logos That Never Made It!
See Them All
NCSY In The News: New Orleans
After spending Purim in New Orleans on a Friday Night Lights program for the non-observant, and accompanied by 27 HAFTR students, Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, Director of Long Island NCSY, reflects on the experience:
Tough times don’t last, tough people do.
Read the rest
NCSY Alumni In The News: Leon Feingold
 Leon Feingold was very active in NCSY at the Hewlett-E. Rockaway Jewish Center on Long Island.
Feingold pitched for the Cleveland Indians in 1994 and 1995 before elbow surgery ended his career. Instead of attempting a comeback he went to law school. But at 33 he will put his law career on hold to resurrect his baseball dreams.
Feingold, who has been playing semi-pro ball in Westchester, N.Y., also has been ranked as high as 12th in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. He once downed 152 hot dogs in 12 minutes. In Israel he will trade buns for fielding bunts — an opportunity he relishes.
“Getting a chance to play baseball again on the same level is getting a second chance at something that most people don’t get a first chance at,” Feingold said.
Read the whole Story
ALUMNI ANNOUNCEMENTS
Engagements
- Yitz Novak (West Coast) to Aviva Kravitz (NY)
- Eytan Yadlovker (New York) & Erica Hirschhorn(Etz Chaim)
Weddings
- ZIPPORAH WIELGUS (Etz Chaim) & HILLEL SHUVALSKY
- Eliana Baer (Etz Chaim) & Josh Weiss
Births
- Nahum and Allison (Goldberg) Zak (NY) on the birth of a baby boy (Yom Tov Bris)
- Natan and Ana Mandelbaum on the birth of a girl Miriam Sara
Condolences
- Liba Golda bat Hodel, of blessed memory,
beloved mother of Rabbi David Aaron
Other
- Yehuda Zucker Bar Mitzvah the son of Rabbi Moshe and Lisa Zucker
Please send us your announcements
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