WOOO COLOR WAR IS HERE!!! We fought it out today, with activities, an apache race and plenty of team time. Of course, we made time for torah with regular chaburahs and classes, and a Shiur by Rav Wenglin. Finally, we presented our cheers, songs, banners, skits, alma maters and stomps. Congratulations to the YELLOW TEAM for winning!!!!! 

Eliana Gottlieb made Aliya 10 years ago with her family and lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh. After graduating high school Eliana did her volunteer National Service (Sherut Leumi) at Shalvas National children’s center. Eliana has spent the last two years learning at Midreshet Nishmat and will be entering Bar Ilan University this coming year, where she will be studying Educational Administration.

Eliana feels so lucky to spend her summer on Michlelet and is enjoying every moment of it!

The girls in Eliana’s Chabura are Hadassah, Rivka, Adina  and Leora.

Eliana’s Chabura is called “Middot in our Mesorah”. Each chabura focuses on a different middah and the girls learn about each middah through sources, starting from Tanach and going through Mishna, Gemara, additional sources of Jewish thought, and lessons from our gedolim. The goal of the Chaburah is for the girls to learn intensively about the different middot and to apply the lessons of these sources in their daily lives.

The chaburas include guided questions which help facilitate a group discussion. The girls have been great about sharing their personal opinions and giving examples of that day’s middah from their personal lives. At the end of each chaburah the girls take upon themselves a goal that they want to reach – relating to that day’s middah – and think about how to better integrate that middah in their daily lives.

What is something you have learned that has impacted your summer?
Adina -Happiness is a choice and in order for us to achieve true happiness we have realize that everything comes from hashem.

Hadassah Greenberg -Something that has impacted my summer is all the different kind of learning I am exposed to that helps me work on my personal growth.

Leora -One thing I learnt this summer that has really stuck with me was that happiness is a choice. you can be grateful for all the good in your life and that will lead to you finding happiness. happiness doesn’t find you, you make your own happiness

Rivka -One thing we learned in Chaburah which has impacted my summer is how doing a mitzvah with happiness gives you schar for both the mitzvah and the happiness you felt while doing it. It’s made me much more excited to serve Hashem knowing that the joy I feel while performing a mitzvah is giving me merit as well!

Eliana Antosofsky is from Teaneck, NJ. After attending Maayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, she spent a year and a half learning at MMY, and is currently in Stern College. Eliana is excited to spend this summer in Eretz Yisroel with the incredible girls on Michlelet!

Eliana’s Chabura is called “The Sound of Torah”. Each day a different song from either Tanach or Judaism is discussed. The goal is to show how music fills a role in our lives that nothing else can fill, as well as to make all of these songs that we sing (or say) quite often relevant to our lives. For example, Az Yashir teaches about Emunah, and Hallel teaches about the avoda of simcha. Once we know what the songs we sing all of the time mean, we will be better equipped to have kavana while saying those shiros.
The girls in Eliana’s Chabura are: Ariella, Tamar, Noam, and Michal.

If you could travel to any place in the world, where would it be and why?
Michal: I would visit Israel because the Jews have so much history here and it’s a really pretty country.
Ariella : I’d go anywhere as long as it is with my family, because it doesn’t matter where we are as long as we are together.
Noam:I would visit Africa. I’ve always wanted to experience a different culture and try new food. The citizens in Africa are friendly and I believe they would teach me a lot about their lifestyle.
Tamar: I would go to Antarctica because I absolutely love the cold and I would love to see the Jewish communities in that area.

COLOR WAR BREAKOUT!!!! The theme of color war is Tefilah, with three teams. The Yellow team is Shacharis, the Green team is Mincha, and the Purple team is Maariv. Throughout the day, everyone competed in activities and worked hard during team time on the cheers, alma maters, and banners. We had some moments of achdus when we heard Shiurim from Dr. Luchins and Mrs. Haber, and enjoyed a delicious Burgers Bar dinner courtesy of Touro. MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN!!!!

Ariella Wiederkehr is from Teaneck NJ. She attended Bruriah High School before she spent a year and a half at Michlalah in Yerushalayim. Currently Ariella is a biology major in Touro College. Ariella is so excited to have the opportunity to be spending her first summer on Michlelet as a Madricha!!
Ariella’s Chabura is titled “Operations: Serving Hashem With Our Entire Body.” The goal is to examine different body parts and discuss practical ways they can help us become a better eved Hashem. Through learning about specific body parts each girl can learn how to elevate our body to best serve Hashem.  Throughout the Chabura, there are many guided questions to create discussion between the group and aid them in making the lessons applicable to their own lives.
The AWESOME girls in Ariella’s Chabura are:
Ally, Aimee, Chaya, and Tari.

How do you think you can use your body to further serve Hashem?

Ally- I can use my body to further serve Hashem by dressing tznius. My body is an outer membrane reflecting my Nishama on the inside. So by dressing tznius and modest, the way I dress should reflect my inner self.

Aimee-I really enjoy this chabura, operations serving Hashem with our whole body. I find the topic and lessons very relatable and applicable. We learn practical ways to serve Hashem using our body. It displays perfect examples of how to take gashmios and elevate it to ruchnius. We generally don’t think of our bodies as something Kadosh but this chabura shows that it really is.

Chaya- From our Chaburah, operations, I learned how to use my  body properly to serve Hashem.  The importance of having a positive outlook on life is one of the main things we focus on. I really enjoy the chaburah and now feel a deeper connection between my body and Hashem.

Tari- I learned from the Chabura that I’m serving hashem with my eyes by having a more positive attitude on life. I hope to use this in my life and hope it will help others.

Batsheva Steinberg lives in Cedarhurst, NY and attended SKA high school, Michlalah for seminary and is now in Queens college where she is studying psychology and business. 
Batsheva spent her 10th grade summer as a camper on Michlelet and is excited to be back for the first year as a madricha. 
The girls in Batsheva’s Chaburah are- Atara, Blimy, Chava and Malka.
Her chaburah is called “#Blessed. Too blessed to be stressed” The topic focuses on having gratitude. Recognizing the good and “bad” in your life and thanking Hashem for it. The chaburahs delves into many aspects of our lives, for example:  family, friends, hardships, senses and self worth. The girls talk about why having gratitude is challenging sometimes and the importance of realizing how much good we all have in our lives that we take for granted. 

What is one thing you thanked Hashem for today? 

Atara- Waking up this morning 
Blimy-  It’s hard to choose just one thing 
Chava – My friends and my family 
Malka – That I was able to daven at so many holy kvarim this past shabbos in the north 

Learning! Activities! Lunch! We headed off to different locations to paint schools and homes for underprivileged families. We enjoyed a Shiur by Rabbi Hajioff from Stern College for Women, and then NCSY GIVE came! We had a pregame achdus dinner and Shiur by Mrs. Yudin, and then we hit the courts. After an intense game, Michlelet beat GIVE with a score of 41 to 33.  

After saying our goodbyes to Malon Ron in Tzfat, we went rafting down the Yarden by Kfar Blume. After braving the rapids, the group split for different trips. Some of us went to a tour of a honey making facility and learn about silk and candle making. Others went to the kevarim of Amuka and Rashbi. Another group went on a water hike Chatzbani, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery and waterfalls. Lastly, a group visited Elaine Hoter, the mother of a terror victim, and heard her story in order to learn and work on themselves. We joined back together on the beautiful Reishit campus for dinner and unpacking, prepping for the coming week of fun!