Shana Ostrow is from Forest Hills, Queens, and just finished her second year as Madricha/Shana Bet in Darchei Binah. Shana loved being madricha so much and is estatic that she has the opportunity to continue on Michlelet. She is having a super time and really enjoys being in Israel and chilling with the girls.
The amazing, sweet, inspiring girls is Shana’s chabura are Devorah Neuhoff (Cedahurst), Leah Weiss (Passaic, NJ), Malkie Rabinowitz (Brooklyn), and Elisheva Lesser (Lawrence).
Shana’s chabura is called “The Power of Six” – the parallels between the שש זכירות (six rememberances) and the six constant Mitzvos. She goes through the six major historical events that we are commanded to remember, ties it to one of the six constant mitzvos, and adds in the deeper meanings and practical applications that we can bring down to our lives. Shana’s goal is to take that which we learn/experience and our daily actions and bridge the gap between the two. She wants to engrain the lessons into the girls, and hopes it will inspire them to love our history and see how we can learn from it and practically apply it to our daily lives.
If you can get a rebar with any person in Tanach who would it be and why?
Devorah Neuhoff- i would like to take the entire tanach to rebar… But specifically Dovid.
Malkie Rabinowitz- I would take the Emahos so that i can learn from the strong empowering woman from Tanach.
Leah weiss- I would take Avraham Aveinu, and ask him what made him go against what everyone else around him was saying, and be the odd one out.
Elisheva Lesser- Yoseph, because he was second command in mitzrayim and probably would get some good treatement at rebar.