Youth Groups

Come join the journey of friendship, fun and Jewish life that starts in 1st grade and continues through 12th grade. There is a fun event just around the corner for you to join.

WE OFFER SEVERAL ACTIVE AND FUN YOUTH GROUPS AT NSCI

• Teen Youth Group (TYG) for 9th-12th grade
• Youth Group for 6th-8th grade
• Youth Group for 3rd-5th grade
• Youth Group for 1st-2nd grade
   

TEEN YOUTH GROUP (TYG)

We invite you to join an exciting and fun part of so many of our teens' lives here at NSCI--TYG. We offer programming from social outings like trips to a corn maze for Sukkot to tikkun olam (repair of the world) projects like making fleece blankets for the homeless. TYG events are always great. TYG also offers two weekend-long retreats each year.

• The Jeffrey Lasky Memorial Arts Retreat in the fall is a three-day retreat which enables teens to explore Judaism and Jewish identity through artistic expression, and has themes like "Depicting the Torah through Hip Hop Slam Poetry" and "Garage Band and the Akeidah."
• The Elaine N. Sherman Karav Retreat in the spring is a four-day identity retreat, planned and implemented entirely by teens for teens. 
   

The energy of the TYG comes from the contributions of all its members who attend high schools across the North Shore, as well as our TYG Advisor, Neil Rigler, who has been in his position for 23 years and is also a well-known English teacher at Deerfield High School. TYG is led by a board of teens elected by their peers.

The 2018/2019 officers are:

Rosh Karav/TYG President-Lindsey Kourafas
Chair of Programming-Nathan Weisskopf
Chair of Social Action/Karav Theme-Asher Rigler
Chair of Worship-Zoe Hunt
Chair of Publicity/Dec-Prep-Sarah Bootzin

UPCOMING EVENTS

YOUTH GROUP for 6th-8th grade

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Come join us to build more connections between students within our community. Each time students participate, they build friendships, strengthen their Jewish identity and have fun. Events include social and social action activities in the synagogue and around the community. Come to an event and see what it’s all about. Contact Andrea Dalinka for more information.

YOUTH GROUP for 3rd-5th grade

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Calling all 3rd-5th graders! We have a fabulous and fun year of events and activities just for you! Choose one of our events and sign up today. Contact Andrea Dalinka for more information.

YOUTH GROUP for 1st-2nd grade

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Come find out how much fun you can have with classmates, our Youth Group Advisor, Andrea Dalinka, and our high school machoniks. Make friends, have fun and explore Jewish life. We hang out together a couple of times a year after religious school Sundays 11:00 am-12:15 pm. Our motto is, "If you can get your child to come once, we will keep them coming back." Students who come are surprised at how much fun they have and always return. For more information, contact Andrea Dalinka.