Get to know your executive board!
President: Naomi Weisz
Chapter: H2I
Age: 17
E-mail Address: nw526@hotmail.com
I Wish I Were...: A seal
Hobbies: USY!!! and tennis
Favorite Ruach Song: Acheinu
Favorite TV Show: Ugly Betty
Favorite Movie: He's Just Not That Into You
Favorite Book: Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Best School Subject: English
Worst School Subject: Science
Favorite Sports Team: METS!!!
Favorite USY Event and Why: Encampment because I get to spend 8 days with people I love
Favorite Jewish Holiday and Why: Passover...I love Matzah!
Favorite Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream
Favorite Food: Shwarma
Favorite Article of Clothing: Sunglasses
Favorite Writing Utensil: A marker
Favorite Awkward Thing To Do: Make silly faces
Quotation: "Most people come into our lives and quickly leave. It is the special few that come in and leave a footprint in our hearts. and we are forever changed."
Something Extremely Silly About Yourself: I'm a silly willy!!
Israel Affairs VP: Yaari Tal
Chapter: H2I
Age: 17
E-mail Address: yaarintal2006@yahoo.com
I Wish I Were...: Marc Eliot Reisner
Hobbies: Making sick beats
Favorite Ruach Song: Dror Yikrah
Favorite TV Show: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Favorite Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Favorite Book: Animal Farm by George Orwell
Best School Subject: Digital Music Lab/English
Worst School Subject: Physics
Favorite Sports Team: New York Yankees
Favorite USY Event and Why: Kallah, because you can see all your regional friends without stressing over politics
Favorite Jewish Holiday and Why: Passover for the FOOOOOOD
Favorite Ice Cream: Cherry Garcia (don't hate me)
Favorite Food: Steak and Potaters
Favorite Article of Clothing: Sunglasses
Favorite Writing Utensil: Quill
Favorite Awkward Thing To Do: Everything
Quotation: "I see your flag on the marble arch/Love is not a victory march/It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah..."--Jeff Buckley/Leonard Cohen
Something Extremely Silly About Yourself: I can rap like no other
Social Action/Tikun Olam VP: Allison Belfer
Chapter: H2I
Age: 16
E-mail Address: Alybaba93@aol.com
I Wish I Were...:A monkey
Hobbies: Acting
Favorite Ruach Song: Tov L'Hodot
Favorite TV Show: Boy Meets World
Favorite Movie: The Breakfast Club
Favorite Book: Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
Best School Subject: Math
Worst School Subject: English
Favorite Sports Team: Mets
Favorite USY Event and Why: Encampment because it's Encampment
Favorite Jewish Holiday and Why: Passover because i love finding the Afikoman
Favorite Ice Cream: Cookie Dough
Favorite Food: French Fries
Favorite Article of Clothing: V-Neck T-Shirts
Favorite Writing Utensil: Paper Mate Black Pen
Favorite Awkward Thing To Do: Make Weird Sounds
Quotation: "Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around every once in a while, you might miss it."--Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Something Extremely Silly About Yourself: I say picture instead of pitcher
Religious Education VP: Aaron Weil
Chapter: FHJC
Age: 16
E-mail Address:Aaronwe@heschel.org
I Wish I Were...: A professional baseball player for the Mets
Hobbies: Acting, Playing video games, Baseball
Favorite Ruach Song: Dror Yikrah
Favorite TV Show: House
Favorite Movie: The Godfather
Favorite Book: Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
Best School Subject: Math
Worst School Subject: Science
Favorite Sports Team: Mets
Favorite USY Event and Why: RC because of the emotions
Favorite Jewish Holiday and Why: Passover because I like the matzah
Favorite Ice Cream: Cookie Dough
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Article of Clothing: Johan Santana jersey
Favorite Writing Utensil: Pencil
Favorite Awkward Thing To Do: Wave or salute hello
Quotation: "Mookie Wilson still hopes to win it for New York, and heres the pitch, its a ground ball dribbling behind the bag, it gets by buckner, here comes knight and the mets win"
Something Extremely Silly About Yourself: I can play video games for 8 hours straight
Membership/Kadima VP: Jessica Benmen
Chapter: H2I
Age: 15
E-mail Address: jessica.benmen@gmail.com
I Wish I Were...: At a USY event!
Hobbies: Reading
Favorite Ruach Song: Al Kol Eileh
Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl/Grey's Anatomy
Favorite Movie: Mean Girls
Favorite Book: The Other Boleyn Girl (the movie was pretty bad, though)
Best School Subject: English
Worst School Subject: Gym
Favorite Sports Team: University of North Carolina Basketball (courtesy of Max Bartell)
Favorite USY Event and Why: Encampment, bonding with your bunk is the best :)
Favorite Jewish Holiday and Why: Purim, because it's fun to dress up!
Favorite Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Favorite Food: Anything covered in nutella
Favorite Article of Clothing: Pink Argyle Rainboots
Favorite Writing Utensil: The quill that's been living in my desk for a couple years because I've been waiting for a special enough time to use it.
Favorite Awkward Thing To Do: Sitting outside bathrooms (you get to say hi to someone before they go in, and then after they come out)
Quotation: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" -Dr. Seuss
Something Extremely Silly About Yourself: My screen name has the word “silly” in it :D
Communications VP: Marc Reisner
Chapter: H2I
Age: 17
E-mail Address: KiryahComm0910@gmail.com
I Wish I Were...: Yaari Nadav Tal
Hobbies: Playing Trombone, USY, Watching Movies
Favorite Ruach Song: Adon Olam sung to the tune of Sharm Al Sheich (because it's no longer allowed)
Favorite TV Show: Quantum Leap
Favorite Movie: American History X
Favorite Book: A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Best School Subject: Physics/Calculus
Worst School Subject: English
Favorite Sports Team: New York Rangers
Favorite USY Event and Why: Kiryah Kinnusim because they are so much more comfortable and intimate than regional events
Favorite Jewish Holiday and Why: Chanukah because I get to play with fire
Favorite Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough/Moose Tracks
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Article of Clothing: Levi's Jeans
Favorite Writing Utensil: Black Bic Clicky Pens. I cannot write in blue.
Favorite Awkward Thing To Do: I lift one eyebrow and stare at people
Quotation: "I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it."--George Carlin
Something Extremely Silly About Yourself: I randomly burst out into song