Cori Dennis is from North Miami Beach, Florida. She went to Weinbaum Yeshiva High School, then spent a year and a half at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY) and is currently attending Stern College.
The girls in Cori’s Chabura are Moreet Levine (Teaneck, NJ), Reut Rappaport (Alon Shvut, Israel), Shira Levy (West Hempstead, NY) and Rebecca Lipsky (West Hempstead, NY).
Cori’s chabura focuses on understanding Midrashim and Aggadatas. By reading through and discussing the texts of various Midrashim and Aggadatas, the deeper message becomes more apparent. Each chabura continues and concludes with sources that support the original theme. The objective is to internalize these themes and integrate each message described into our lives.
Q: Describe a mashal that would best fit an experience you’ve enjoyed on Michlelet so far!
Moreet: “Just like a plane that is missing one tiny screw would come crashing down, so too we learned on Michlelet when we went to ODT (outdoor training) how important each person is to her group. If one person doesn’t hold her weight, it would negatively impact the rest of the group.”
Reut: “In order to produce the finest grapes, three conditions are necessary: 1) fruitful seeds 2) good land and 3) proper agricultural work. The ריהל applies this to the Jewish nation. Bnei Yisrael are compared to the fruitful seeds and In order to obtain greatness the Jewish nation must be in the (good land) of Eretz Yisrael serving Hashem in the best way. On Michlelet we are able to come to Israel as a unified group and serve Hashem through learning torah and Chessed. Hopefully we will be able to reach greatness and be zoche to see the rebuilding of the bet hamikdash.”
Shira: “The bees and flowers share a relationship of mutual benefit. Even though at first glance it seems that the flowers give more than they receive, when you look closer it becomes clear that the flowers gain just as much, if not more, from the bees. On the Chessed trips that we go on, similarly to the flowers, we all walk away having gained more than we could have given.”
Rebecca: “On our hike we were climbing upwards and stepping over rocks in order to reach our goal. Similarly in life we should always be climbing and reaching toward greater heights.”