9 Days, 9 Thoughts: Day 1

The word that is most often associated with  Tisha B'Av is the word "destruction," in Hebrew,   the word "churban." To think about something  that once was that no longer is. However,   as we spend our summers here on NCSY summer  programs, we think about the antithesis of   what that destruction is and what that destruction  represents. Our goal here this summer is to build.   Our goal here this summer is to grow. Our goal  here this summer is to facilitate and experience   for our NCSY'ers and for our teams, that's going  to give them the tools to build themselves,   to build their communities, to build Torah,  to build Eretz Yisrael, and to become the best   versions of themselves that they can possibly  be under our auspices. Tisha B'Av is a day of   mourning, a day of destruction for sure, but  the antithesis is also possible as well. And   that's what we're aiming for. That's what we're  trying to accomplish. And when we think about   what we have the power and capability  to build, nothing is out of our reach.