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Staff Perspective on the Denver USY Convention

Posted on December 9, 2025

In October USY held a convention in Denver, Colorado for the first time in a long time. Under the new area known as the Midbar Community which is part of the region known as Far West, 84 teens from CO, AZ, NV, and Southern California, along with a few teens from other states across the

We Can’t Wait For #USYIC2021!

Posted on December 14, 2021

Editor’s Note: Hi USY! We are counting down the days until #USYIC2021, and we can’t wait to see you there! To pump up the excitement, we asked USYers from across North America who went to IC in the past a few questions to share their memorable experiences. Emilie T., CRUSY Which IC(s) did you attend?

Senior Reflections – Mayah T.

Posted on June 18, 2021

My four years of high school have been the four busiest years of my life. I was involved in so many clubs that I would be lucky to get home before 7:00 at night. Being so busy was definitely not easy, and I desperately needed some sort of escape. That’s where USY came into my

Senior Reflections – Alana G.

Posted on June 18, 2021

USY has shown me an immense, pure joy I didn’t know existed. My three summer programs gave me experiences I couldn’t get anywhere else and gave me opportunities to travel to incredible, strange, exciting places. But USY isn’t really about the where, it’s the who. It’s the staff I call when I need some advice,

Senior Reflections – Beth L.

Posted on June 4, 2021

I don’t know how I would have made it through the last year without USY. With so much uncertainty in the world, USY was a constant. I knew I could always attend USYfi programs, and every month I would look forward to CRUSY lounge nights. My year as chapter president was in no way what

Senior Reflections – Brad C.

Posted on May 20, 2021

Editor’s Note: Hi USY! Today marks the beginning of Senior Reflections – for the next few weeks, we’ll hear from seniors across USY who will share about their past four years in USY and how it impacted them. Our first Senior Reflection is from Brad Chavin, from HaNer USY. !שלום I started going to USY

Celebrate the Israeli National Holidays with USY!

Posted on April 1, 2021

Check out the ways all 8-12th graders can observe the Israeli National Holidays with USY! These events are FREE for all current 8-12th graders – you do not need to be a #MyUSYfiSpring Passholder to participate. Zikaron BaSalon – Remembrance in the Living Room Part I – Thursday, April 8th – 8:30 PM ET To

How To Make Your Passover Seder More Engaging

Posted on March 25, 2021

Editor’s Note: Chag Pesach Sameach everyone! The past year for everyone has definitely been a game-changer. While sitting at our Zoom Passover Seder’s last year, we were not thinking we’d still have to be virtual for this year’s Passover. To spice up your Seder this year and to forget about everything that is going on

Israel’s Response to a Global Pandemic

Posted on October 23, 2020

Disclaimer: This opinion piece reflects the authentic views of the individual USYer who authored this blog post. The stance on issues brought up in this article is not necessarily representative of the views of USY as an organization.  As a Zionist, so many of the actions made by Israel I look at extra closely. I look

Benjamin Netanyahu’s Term as Israeli Prime Minister

Posted on October 22, 2020

Disclaimer: This opinion piece reflects the authentic views of the individual USYer who authored this blog post. The stance on issues brought up in this article is not necessarily representative of the views of USY as an organization.  Throughout Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s three terms as a representative of the Israeli government, he has been