NCSY News - Rabbi Akiva Gutnicki

Hey Everyone, Rabbi Akiva from South Bend here. Just wanted to update you on the latest happenings from NCSY. 

Midwest NCSY convention was awesome! Imagine seeing Jews from all over the Midwest. Now put them on a bus for 10 hours and you start to understand the electricity in the air.
We went to Mall of America, the biggest mall in the US. Afterwards we got into the NCSY spirit with singing and dancing. Then came Shabbos and the fun continued. There was a boys vs girls shout feast. The girls trounced the guys.
The NCSY sessions had an awesome topic that was very real, namely, "Relationships and what makes them work." We defined what real love is. Relationships are much more than just being attracted to one another. There were real issues being discussed from NCSYers. One person talked about overcoming the hurdles that she was facing and really fighting for what she believes in.
After Shabbos we went to an awesome arcade and entertainment place. There were batting cages, bumber cars, and much more. One of the highlights of the Shabbaton was the kumtzits. Ask your NCSYers about it.

Read what our NCSYers said about the convention:
"The trip to Minnesota was life changing. I am so thankful I went. I look forward to future NCSY events." - Megan Widmoyer
"The convention was fun and inspirational." - Adin Sloman
"The convention was phenomenal. The advisers were the best around, each still young yet so mature. Each Rabbi made us feel so comfortable. They were the ones that made the trip so special." - Zachary Widmoyer

At our local chapter we had our annual bonfire event. It was a real blast. We had a huge bonfire thanks to our local expert, Rabbi Lindow. The food was awesome. We had Nachi's legendary eggplant parmesean, which won rave reviews. There was hot chocolate, marshmellows, and lots of other goodies. Other highlights was Rabbi Nebel giving billiard lessons to Megan Widmoyer, our new Vice President. Aaron Widmoyer, our newest NCSYer, enjoyed his first event.

The real highlight was Don Lerman with his saxophone and Zachary Widmoyer with his drums playing Jewish folk music.

Upcoming events include, "Strikes and Spares" (Sunday, Nov 18, 2-4 pm) with unlimited go karts, bowling, and arcades for only $8. What a steal!
We will be having lounge night a week from this Wednesday. (Nov 7th, 6:30-8:30 pm) with pizza.
Mark your calendar for December 7-8 as we will be having a local NCSY chapter convention, stay tuned for more details. It's going to be epic!!
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