Support Jewish Teens in Public Schools
JSU welcomes all teens into its inclusive, vibrant, and open community, where they can build friendships, find support, and connect with others.
2023-2024 Regional Numbers
73 total JSU clubs
21 new clubs in 23'-24'
3,794
JSU teens reached
19
JSU teens decided to spend this year in Yeshiva/Seminary in Israel
Pre Pesach Nachas: "A TJJ alumni that got tefillin from NCSY 3 years ago and has been putting tefillin on ever since, called me that he came home for the Seder and realized he forgot his tefillin at college and asked to come over to put on mine! 
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- Rabbi Reuven Lebovitz, New Jersey JSU Director
JSU teens at the YU sefarim sale with their city director to pick up the new sefer they will be learning together.
JSU Alumni Spotlight: Zack Bookspan
Zack Bookspan is a natural leader in his Jewish community. He was involved in executing the Plainview JSU Club.
Zack was the Managing Director for all of New York JSU. He made it his mission to share his passion for Judaism with his friends as well as commit himself to continue learning and exploring Judaism for himself.
Zack learned weekly with JSU staff during his high school years.
In May 2023, NCSY gifted Zack a pair of his own Teffilin. He has been putting his Tefillin on regularly ever since.
Check out pictures from different JSU events...
Unexpected Courage: JSU teens embrace their Judaism.
In 5784, Jewish teens of all backgrounds showed strength and resilience in ways that surprised us all. Teens rose to the moment and engaged more with their Judaism at a time when so much was pushing them away.
Tri-State JSU Clubs
New York
- Frank McCourt High School
- Half Hollow Hills East
- Rye Neck Senior High School
- Sanford H Calhoun High School
- Art and Design High School
- Bayside
- Beacon
- Brandeis Hebrew Academy
- Bronx Science
- Brooklyn Studio
- Brooklyn Tech
- Commack HS
- East Meadow High
- Edward R Murrow
- Fort Hamilton
- Great Neck North HS
- Hewlett (School Adjacent Club)
- HS for Math, Science & Engineering at City College
- James Madison
- JFK Bellmore High School
- Lawrence High School
- Leon Goldstein
- Midwood High School
- Millenium High School
- New Dorp High School
- North Shore Senior High School
- Plainview OB-JFK
- Roslyn High
- Scarsdale High
- Schreiber Port Washington HS
- Staten Island Tech
- Stuyvesant
- Syosset High
- The Clinton School
- Wellington C Mepham High School
New Jersey
- Barnstable High School
- BCHSJS
- Bergen County Academies
- Bridgewater
- Columbia High School
- Cresskill
- East Brunswick High
- Fair Lawn High
- Glen Rock High
- Highland Park
- Hightstown
- Hillsborough
- Livingston High School
- Manalapan
- Millburn High School
- Monroe Township HS
- Morris county Technical School
- Northern Valley Demarest
- Old Bridge
- Parsipanny Hills High School
- Pascack Hills
- Paul D Schreiber Senior High School
- Ranney
- Ridgewood
- Saddle River Day
- Teaneck High
- Tenafly
- Watchung Hills
- West Orange High School
Connecticut
- Westhill High School
- Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy
- Stamford High School
- Academy of Information Technology
- Ludlowe
- Daniel Hand
- Jonathan Law
- Amity High
- Hall High School
