Local Religious Youth Group Program Receives Honor

The Metropolitan New York Region of United Synagogue Youth (USY) named the Nanuet Hebrew Center its Chapter of the Year. The annual award is presented to the USY chapter that exhibits leadership, creative programming and the spirit of helping others through charity and membership growth. The Nanuet Hebrew Center’s chapter has grown from a handful of members to more than 50 participants in four years.

“This is an awesome success story for Nanuet Hebrew Center,” said Todd Steingart, Youth Committee Chairman and Vice President of Nanuet Hebrew Center. “Not only do we have over 50 kids in our USY and Kadima youth programs, we continually send record numbers of kids to regional events and to summer USY programs like USY on Wheels, Israel Pilgrimage and USY Encampment.”

USY’s Metro NY Region consists of Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as the five boroughs of New York City. 

As part of its continued focus on the growth and development of its youth and youth programs, Nanuet Hebrew Center is offering free kindergarten through second grade religious school for the 2013-2014 school year.

Co-President of Nanuet Hebrew Center Bruce Pollack said, “This is a strong statement our Shul is making which will provide local families, including those with no synagogue affiliation, with a quality and affordable Jewish education for their young children.”

Nanuet Hebrew Center is also participating in a special program through the Rockland Jewish Initiative/Jewish Federation of Rockland, which provides eligible families who currently not affiliated with a local synagogue and join Nanuet Hebrew Center, with a $500 new member grant. 

Nanuet Hebrew Center, located in New City, is a multi-generational, Egalitarian Conservative Synagogue with a history of serving Rockland County for more than 70 years. For more information about its youth program, religious school or synagogue membership, contact Nanuet Hebrew Center at office@nanuethc.org or (845) 708-9181 and visit it on the web at www.nanuethc.org or Facebook at www.facebook.com/nanuethc