3 Elul 5786/August 16, 2026
Rabbi Neal Katz
In the mid-1990s, I worked for NFTY in Israel as a counselor and song leader. On one trip, we had a student who repeatedly crossed the line. That’s not unusual—16- and 17-year-olds push boundaries. But after multiple incidents, we had to send him home.
It was hard. The group was shocked, the student was embarrassed, his parents were upset, and we as counselors felt… Continue