THIS WEEK'S TRIBUNE  THIS WEEK'S TRIBUNE Black promoted, new director hired for NCSY Canada
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Black promoted, new director hired for NCSY Canada |
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Tuesday, 06 October 2009 |
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TORONTO – Rabbi Glenn Black, former regional director of National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) Canada, has become the Canadian region’s first Chief Executive Officer, according to a recent announcement by the Orthodox Union (OU), which supervises the orthodox outreach organization.
Rabbi Leib Irons, formerly of Detroit and Israel, will take over Rabbi Black’s spot as regional director.
Rabbi Black has been in discussion with OU Executive Vice-President Rabbi Steven Weil and Rabbi Steven Burg, International Director of NCSY, for quite some time about the best ways to help NCSY Canada become a more effective region. The region includes Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Hamilton, Kitchener, Oshawa, London and Kingston.
“In my new position as CEO, I will focus less on the day-to-day management of NCSY and more on building long-term strategic planning, programming and development of our professional staff,” explained Rabbi Black.
Detroit native Rabbi Irons has “already become an invaluable member of the staff,” he stated. “Within minutes of meeting him, I knew he was the right person for the role and sure to be a great addition to NCSY Canada.
“My vision is to build on the incredible existing infrastructure of NCSY Canada to ensure that no Jewish teenagers get lost from their Jewish destiny,” Rabbi Black declared. “We are looking for ways to augment programming and to support regional staff members in a way we never have before and to help attract the best and brightest people in their fields. It is a great honour and a privilege that in my new role as CEO, I will have a large part in helping achieve those goals and to help shape the broad vision of NCSY.”
Rabbi Irons, a former NCSY advisor who received rabbinic ordination from RIETS of Yeshiva University, said, “This is the most exciting position I’ve ever had,” he enhused. “Canada is a landscape with so many Jews in relatively small concentrated areas, and the opportunities for outreach are many.” |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 October 2009 )
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