By� Teaneck NCSY has grown over the past five years from 200 to 600 teens. This past year, 200 Teaneck teens have attended chesed missions. New Jersey NCSY, with an eye toward the future, is launching their plan for further growth. This year NJ NCSY is moving from one Teaneck couple to five, three of which will be living in Teaneck. The plan includes increasing their chesed mission follow-ups, creating more local chesed opportunities, increasing their all-girls 4G program, and growing the all-boys community beit midrash (CBM), which will include father-son opportunities as well. NJ NCSY will also increase programming in Beth Aaron and the Young Israel. In addition to NJ NCSY’s five Teaneck couples, who will be under the mentorship of Rabbi Andrew Israeli, they have also hired Yehoshua and Rivka Szafranski as the LEAD and staff coordinators.
Isaac and Yael Bernstein are so excited to join the Teaneck family!
Isaac is originally from Chicago, studied in Netiv Aryeh, and is finishing up Yeshiva University. Yael is originally from Florida, studied in Tiferet, went to Stern College, and is beginning Wurzweiler School for Social Work. Last year Yael and Isaac coordinated the NJ NCSY LEAD Fellowship Program. They love working with teens and helping inspire people to love Judaism.
Ashley and Elliot Fuchs got married just a couple of months ago and are very excited to be joining the Teaneck NCSY team. Ashley grew up in Woodmere and Elliot in Teaneck, and they have both benefited a lot from everything NCSY offers, with good friends, mentors, activities and summer programs connected to NCSY. Ashley and Elliot are really happy to be on the giving side of NCSY now, and are very excited to work with everyone in the region to bring a little bit more of the NCSY light to Teaneck!
After living in Jerusalem for three years, Zev and Bracha Kahane have moved to Teaneck where they hope to spread that Jerusalem kedusha they were blessed to experience. Zev, who grew up in Teaneck, went to TABC, Shaalvim and Yeshiva University. While in Israel he learned at RIETS’ Gruss Kollel and taught in Torat Shraga, Mevaseret and Shaalvim for Women. This year, in addition to working for NCSY, Zev will be a middle-school rebbe at Moriah. Bracha, who grew up in Cedarhurst, went to HAFTR, Ba’er Miriam and Queens College. The Kahanes strive to build an open and warm house where students always feel welcomed and comfortable.
Daniel and Cayla Lubat are thrilled to be working with the NCSY family in Teaneck.
Daniel was born and raised right next door in Englewood, New Jersey. He went to Frisch (Cougars run together!!!), studied in Israel at Torat Shraga, and went on to Yeshiva University. Cayla is originally from Great Neck, New York. She studied in Israel at Midreshet Harova and then went on to Stern College to study psychology. They are looking forward to growing together and being inspired by the Teaneck NCSYers!
ET Lustiger is a native Teanecker. He went to TABC, Shaalvim and YU and is currently going for semicha with plans of pursuing a degree in industrial and organizational psychology. He has been involved in NCSY for the past five years, whether it be Cleveland chapter adviser, Yarchei Kallah programming director, or an adviser on JOLT and Kollel. Along with this wife, Zahava, a seasoned NCSY veteran herself (West Coast adviser and Michlelet madricha for two years), they are super-excited to get involved in NJ NCSY and make Teaneck the best chapter ever!
