JUMP (Jewish Unity Mentoring Program) is the NCSY National Leadership Program that trains and empowers high school students from all over the United States to become leaders.

Participants are given the tools and training to make positive changes in their schools and communities, while broadening their understanding of local and global issues facing the Jewish people today.

What do students say about NCSY Jump

The JUMP experience put us in a situation of responsibility and because of this we learned how to successfully plan something and then follow through with it. JUMP taught us how to work as a team even when we all have very different ideas. It emphasized the importance of core values of Judaism such as […]
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Seattle JUMP Team Seattle, Washington

I loved the opportunity I got to both grow in my personal connection and participation in my community and grow with my amazing team members who are now my dear friends!  JUMP helped me to improve my organization, leadership, and event planning skills, all the while having a great time! I am so glad I […]
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Raizel O’Brien Portland, Oregon

When Tomer Locker (10th grader in public school) first approached me about forming an NCSY Savannah JUMP team I had many hesitations. Savannah literally has a tiny Jewish population. Many cities that people consider small have at least 25,000-30,000 Jews. Savannah has only 3,000 Jews! I began wondering who will run all these JUMP programs? […]
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Rabbi Eli Lob Savannah, Georgia