Madison Schechter is from Woodmere, New York and is starting her senior year at Stern College for Women in NYC this fall. She is majoring in Judaic Studies but is studying to one day BE”H become a nurse practitioner. Before college, she had the privilege of spending a year and a half learning Torah in Tiferet located in Ramat Beit Shemesh. This is Madison’s very first summer on Michlelet and she is super excited to be joining the Michlelet family!
The incredible and inspiring girls in Madison’s chaburah are: Talia Schlesinger (Monsey), Evelyn Sutton (Brooklyn), Leora Fenster (Lawrence), Chani Berger (Queens), Chavy Weisz (Monsey). The title of Madison’s chaburah is “Istakel Bi’Oraisa Vi’Bareh Alma” AKA Torah is the blue print of the world. In her chaburah she goes through different ways in which the Torah guides us, shows us, how to improve our relationship with Hashem and how those guidelines are also physically manifested in the world in every which way. The message she hopes to impart is that the Torah’s lessons can be found in all aspects of life, from the most simple mundane things to the deep and complex. All we have to do is make the conscious effort to recognize those messages that are constantly around us because it is a key part in building our relationship with the Ribono Shel Olam. What is your favorite emoji and why? Talia Schlesinger: ☃ the snowman emoji- because snow can be looked at negatively, as an annoyance or it can be used for the positive, to help build something that couldn’t exist without it! There’s a way to uplift everything in life and use it to connect to HaShem we just need to have the right mindset!! It just depends on your attitude! Evelyn Sutton: ? the present emoji- because firstly, presents are always great. Secondly, we have to know that in life everything is a gift from HaShem and we can’t take anything that He gives us for granted. Appreciate all the gifts from HaShem!! Leora Fenster: ?? because I love going to israel and spending my summer here!! Chani Berger: ? I love the guitar emoji, for one because it reminds me of music which is awesome. And also because its a way you can express your feelings and it’s very personal to every person that listens to it. Chavy Weisz: I love ? because you take all the ingredients, which individually aren’t amazing and combine it for an amazing end product 🙂