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Take a sneak peak into what it is like to prepare for an NCSY Summer. See our staff working hard at Staff Training Weekend this past May, and packing day. TJJ takes off from JFK airport and prepares to land in Israel!

What an amazing summer it has been! With over 1000 teenagers on NCSY Summer programs across North America, Europe and Israel, Yom NCSY brought us all together to celebrate our common bond – our love for the Jewish people and our love for NCSY!

Enjoy this bonus recap video of the big event!

BILT (Boys Israel Leadership Training) is for boys who want to challenge themselves and have an incredible adventure through the land of Israel. And no week proves more challenging than Gadna army training. But through it all, the boys learn the skills they need to not only grow individually, but also to unite and create an army of one.

NCSY’s Euro ICE takes teens on a summer journey across Europe to places of rich Jewish history and culture. This year, Euro ICE followed the footsteps of Spanish Jewry, traveling the same path that many before them had journeyed – from Spain to the Promised Land.

Each and every summer, we dedicate one of our weekly videos to saying thank you to all those who make our summer all that it is. Whether it’s the national staff who runs the programs, the advisor back home who encouraged a teen to journey, our parents who sent us, or the donor who sponsored us – we can always find someone to say those two magic words to.

The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey (TJJ) is NCSY’s premier Israel experience for public school and unaffiliated teens. The four-week adventure takes TJJers across the land of Israel – from the North to the South and everywhere in between. Though in past years the TJJ adventure always began in Jerusalem, this year, many of our TJJers started their travels with a different kind of experience.

NCSY Summer 2015 kicks off as we welcome 1000+ NCSYers to a variety of summer programs across the globe. With the best staff, the best educators and the best programming this summer is bound to be the Best. Summer. Ever!

In May, 230 NCSY staff and advisors gathered in New Jersey for a full weekend of training, inspiration and fun. The NCSY Summer Staff Training Weekend is our annual event that prepares our staff to give your children the summer of their lives. Take a look behind-the-scenes at what it takes to get ready for the Best. Summer. Ever.

If there was ever a summer to be thankful, this summer was it. From the amazing parents who lent their support from thousands of miles away, to the unbelievable staff whose dedication and commitment remains unrivaled, to the Israeli soldiers who gave their lives to protect the Jewish people and homeland. This week’s video – and the final one of NCSY Summer 2014 – is just one small way of saying “thank you.”

The Anne Samson TJJ Ambassadors Poland (TJJAP) takes NCSY’s flagship summer program, TJJ – The Anne Samson Jerusalem Journey, to the next level for public school teens, spending a week in Poland, reliving and exploring the Holocaust before arriving in Israel. This once in a lifetime journey brings these NCSYers face to face with both the darkest and brightest moments in the history of the Jewish people. 

Our newly launched GIVE USA West trip – a four-week, all-girls trip across the West Coast – spent an incredible week in Los Angeles giving back to communities.

Every summer, NCSY sends hundreds of teens to Israel for the experience of a lifetime. For many of these teens, this is their first time in Israel. Check out some of these teens’ stories – as well as what a few of our programs have been up to in Israel – in our Video of the Week! *Please note some of the footage was taken before our trips were directed up North.

The time has finally come to register for the BEST. SUMMER. EVER. 2014.

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On July 29, 2013, NCSY brought together nearly 1,000 NCSYers in Israel for a night of inspiration and live entertainment. It was the highlight of the summer for so many – and this video should give you a taste why.

Don’t forget to tune in to this year’s Yom NCSY live stream on Monday, July 27, 2015 at 1:30pm EST at summer.ncsy.org/yomncsy

On July 31, 2013, a young woman and man were married under the sunset overlooking the beautiful mountains of Beit Shemesh. It was a special day by any measure. But what made this wedding truly remarkable was that the whole wedding was entirely put together by the 97 teenage girls on NCSY Michlelet.

NCSY JOLT (Jewish Overseas Leadership Training) is the premiere leadership summer program for high school students. After studying their heritage in Poland for a week, NCSY JOLT traveled to Denmark and spent two incredible weeks running a Jewish camp for unaffiliated German youth.

The boys on NCSY’s premiere leadership trip for public school students – TJJ Ambassadors – spent two intense days learning, playing sports and bonding with NCSY Kollel. Despite coming from completely different backgrounds, everyone learned that there is much more that unites us than divides us.

Don’t forget to read the inspiring story of the week here.

To the ones who raised us, took care of us when we were sick, held our hand when we were scared and told us it would all be alright. For sending us on a life-changing summer and everything else… this one’s for you.

For the 85 girls on NCSY GIVE (Girls Israel Volunteer Experience), this summer is an opportunity to give back some of the good that they received in their lives. Over the next few weeks, the girls will contribute to the many needs of Jews living in Israel. But this week, they focused primarily on giving to the children of Israel.

Don’t forget to read this week’s Story of the Week: “Last Minute Switch“