Today started off with a few different options for Chessed trips including Pantry Packers, feeding the poor and working the land. Once back in camp, the girls enjoyed an afternoon of learning, followed by a meaningful and fun pre-Shabbos Challah bake. We were then joined by NCSY GIVE for a shiur by our director, Mrs. Yudin, dinner and the annual GIVE vs Michlelet basketball game. It was a great win for Michlelet! 

Shoshana Sudwerts is from Passaic NJ, and attended Bruriah high school followed by a year and a half in Michlalah. She is currently entering her first year of graduate school hoping to pursue a career in social work. Shoshana is so excited to be spending her second summer on michlelet and first as a Madricha.
Shoshana’s Chaburah is titled the “Road to Success” using road signs as a vehicle for bringing meaning into our everyday lives. Some examples include, “wrong way” which focuses on the power of perspective, “traffic light”, which focuses on the importance of time, and “road closed” which focuses on bitachon.
Shoshana’s chaburah is made up of an incredible chevra including Gila (SKA), FayFay (MHS), Rikki (TAG), Riki (Bruriah), Miri (SKA), and Sari (MHS).

What has been your favorite part of chaburah?

Rikki-I really like the chaburah as a whole with all the discussions, and interacting with the group. But I specifically like that we learn something new everyday and I get to take it and apply it to my personal life.

Riki-My favorite part of chabura is that I can apply what we learned to my everyday life

Miri-My favorite part of chaburah was learning about gratitude and how we should be thankful for everything that Hashem gives us and seeing everything that goes into the smallest things.

FayFay- My favorite part of chaburah is that each one is focused on something new but then gets tied back into the same thing, on how to become a better person and better Jew.

Gila-My favorite part of chabura is learning to appreciate and thank HaShem for ordinary every day things like breathing and walking.

Sari-My favorite part of Chaburah is learning about perspective and how we can change a situation just by how we look at it.

Yael Scheinman is from Woodmere, NY and attended SKA for high school, followed by a year and half in Michlalah. She is currently entering her senior year at Stern College and hopes to pursue a career in nursing. This is Yael’s third summer on Michlelet, and first as a Madricha. Yael’s Chaburah focuses on different facets of Instagram, connecting them to topics that impact daily Jewish life. Some examples include “editing your profile” which focuses on bein adam le’atzmo and “influencers” which discusses leadership and following in the ways of great Jewish leaders.
Yael’s Chaburah is made up of an awesome group of girls including Tova (Naaleh), Shani (TAG), Lily (MHS), Kayla (Hadar), Temimah (MHS), Allie (HSBY).

What has been your favorite topic to learn about in Chaburah so far and why?

Kayla- My favorite topic that we learnt was about leaders and how to be a leader in the most humble way possible. I learnt so much from each of the different leaders we learned about and what it means to be in a position of taking charge.

Temimah- My favorite topic that we learnt about was the difference between having a large ego and having a healthy sense of self confidence. We spoke about how our honor isn’t only in our hands, rather it’s in the hands of Hashem and He will raise or lower you whenever you need Him to.

Shani- I really liked the lesson about beauty in the eyes of the Torah which spoke about how the way we dress reflects who we are on the inside and how we represent the Jewish people and Hashem.

Allie- My favorite thing we’ve learned so far was the significance of names- what your name means to you and the people around you and how to create a Shem Tov for yourself through everyday actions in order to best represent you and Hashem.

Lily- One of my favorite things that we learned about in our Chaburah this summer was that being an Anav (humble) doesn’t mean putting yourself down and not recognizing your strengths. Rather, recognizing and owning them while still acting in a way that shows you know where those strengths came from and that they were all given to you by Hashem.

Tova- My favorite topic in our Chaburah so far was learning about the important influencers and leaders of the Jewish community. It was really meaningful to learn from these great people and about the qualities necessary for a good Jewish leader and how I can work to hopefully become a leader like them one day!

Today was an an unbelievable day that we will never forget! We started off by the holy Ein Gedi where we splashed around and enjoyed a hike to a beautiful waterfall. But the fun doesn’t end there! We went straight to an architectural sifting area where we looked through dirt of where the beis hamikdash stood and we found artifacts of stone and glass which was from the beis hamikdash! It was such an experience!
EIN GEDIN BETTER THAN THIS!

-Fayfay F., Lawrence, NY

Abby Emanuel is from Toronto and went to Tiferes Bais Yaakov for High school. She spent two years in Midreshet Tehillah, the second of which she was a madricha! After a long time away, she will be returning to school in the fall to get a biology major at Touro. This is her third summer on Michlelet, but definitely not the third best summer on Michlelet!!
She is so excited to be back, giving back, and sharing her love of Michlelet with the girls in her chaburah!!
The girls in her chaburah are:
Atara (Shulamith), Tziporah (TMM), Perela (Bruriah), Nava (TAG), and Tehila (TAG).

What has been the most inspiring part of your Michlelet experience so far?

Atara- The most inspiring part of my Michlelet experience is how relatable the Madrichot make the chaburas and how they connect it to our lives so we can internalize each lesson. 

Tziporah- The learning.

Tehila- The most inspiring part of Michlelet is meeting all different kinds of girls from all over and connecting with each of them through the learning and trips.

Perela- The most inspiring thing for me was being at the Kotel and being able to see the wall that’s been there so many years.

Nava- The Chessed trips Bc it isn’t speeches it’s more interactive and you get to see the impact you make on the people.

Tova Ben-Ami is from Woodmere, NY, and is studying Speech Pathology and Audiology at Stern College for Women. She attended SKA High School for Girls before spending her amazing year and half in Israel at Tiferet. Tova is so excited to be spending her first summer on Michlelet teaching Torah and making a Kesher with the girls! The girls in Tova’s chabura are Na’ama (SKA), Yakira (RASG Miami), Lielle (HA Montreal), Cheni (HSBY) and Naomi (MHS). The name of this chabura is “Turning to Tehillim” and the goal of this chabura is for the girls to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for Tehillim. This chabura specifically teaches the girls which Perek to turn when they are feeling certain emotions.

What has been your favorite trip so far on Michlelet and why?

Yakira- My favorite trip was taveria because I got to experience new things like the rappelling and I loved meeting new people.

Naama- Chevron because it was such meaningful and special opportunity to be able to see chevron with a new meaning. The tour guides and the views really made the experience.

Lielle- My favorite trip was rappelling because I have a huge fear of heights and I was able to conquer my fear with the help of all of my friends.

Cheni- Tiveria!! because it was so fun to sleep out for a night w friends and also the trips were all so fun.

Naomi- My favorite trip was Tiveria because it was jam packed with so many fun things!

Today we had an awesome day of color war!! We played machanayim, had Apache races, sang team songs, painted banners, and did so much more. It was a great way to hang out with new girls and have a great time. We also enjoyed our chaburas with our Madrichot and learning with our teachers. Shoutout to the winning team- purple!!

-Rena M., Passaic, NJ

We started off our day with some inspirational learning. Afterwards we went on super fun chessed trips where we painted facilities for those less fortunate than us. We came back for a delicious Burgers Bar dinner and an amazing, relatable speaker. We ended off our day with a game of Find The Madricha at the mall. Can’t wait for more amazing days on Michlelet!!

-Nava M., Woodmere, NY