Israel Affairs VP

Hey Hagalil! My name is Jesse Ryan Nagelberg and I am ecstatic to be your 2011-2012 Regional Executive Committees/ Israel Awareness Vice President. The name of my position is the longest and is messed up most often, so learn it well!

I live in beautiful East Brunswick, New Jersey, with my parents, Allison and David, and I am the middle child in between my older brother, Cory, and my younger sister, Hayley. I also have a dog, Snickers. Hayley is going to be a freshman in Hagalil this year, so make sure to get to know her! My mom and dad met in Hagalil, in the South Orange chapter, along with numerous other couple in my family, so I am a USY baby and I have Hagalil in my blood. I am seventeen years old and go to Golda Och Academy (formerly Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union) in West Orange. I have been singing, acting, and dancing, since I was seven years old and I love everything that is musical theater. I also have a love for baking and cooking and I own my own Kosher catering company. At school, I am the president of the arts council and I am the choreographer for the school’s dance team, of which I rejuvenated. I am also the choreographer for both the high school and middle school musicals that my school puts on every year.

In 2009, I went on USY on Wheels: Mission Mitzvah and had the most amazing summer with the 38 best friends and 5 staff in this universe. I have visited the most amazing country on earth – Eretz Yisrael – five times, the fifth being with USY. I was privileged to represent Hagalil on the Hechalutzim Seminar trip to Israel where I explored the land and learned so much all through USY. Also, this past May I represented Hagalil and USY at the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington DC and had the most amazing three days learning about and loving Israel with my fellow Americans.

My favorite color is red and my favorite food is chicken pot pie (kosher of course). My favorite animal is the African Elephant and I love every type of music, especially Israeli music and acapella music. I tend to stay up way too late for my own good, so if you ever have any questions about anything especially Israel related, or you just want to talk, don’t be afraid to contact me. My phone is always on, I literally sleep with it under my pillow so that I will feel it buzz if I get a text in the middle of the night, so contact me, I can’t wait to hear from you and to have the most amazing year ever with you! Am Yisrael Chai!!