Devorah Adler is from Woodmere, New York. She went to SKA high school and then spent a year in Michlalah. She is now in Queens college. Devorah went on Michlelet for two summers as a camper and has been loving being back as a Madricha.
The girls in Devorah’s Chaburah are Raisel Altman (Chicago, IL), Ayelet Landau (Cedarhurst, NY), and Shira Teichman (Clifton, NJ).
The topic of the Chabura is “Dear Blank Please Blank.” In each chaburah, they read a different letter. The letters range from poems to famous speeches to personal letters. After reading the letter, they delve into different middos that are derived from it. In order to make the middah more practical, each chaburah ends with a connection to a different part of tefillah. The goal of the chaburah is to take practical lessons and apply it to tefillah daily.
What is your favorite letter in the alphabet and why?
Ayelet: “If I could choose my favorite letter it would be the letter X. The letter X represents kibutz galuyot. In the letter X there are lines coming in from all 4 directions that meet at the center point. This is just like us. We all come from מארבע כנפות הארץ -different backgrounds, hashkafot, and beliefs, but we all come together and meet in the center. Our center point is the Torah which brings us all together and unites us as one nation. We each take our different paths in life but we can all end up at the same central point. This is especially relevant on Michlelet because there are so many girls from so many different backgrounds, but we all came here for the same goal, to learn and grow together.”
Raisel: “B will never be the first. It will always be behind A. Almost in the spotlight, but not quite, but B doesn’t mind. It is totally content in its placement. B is often ignored. Like in words thumb, dumb, and numb, but does it protest? Never. It stands dutifully and loyal. It doesn’t have to be mentioned. Just its own knowledge that it is doing its part to complete the word is satisfactory. We should all aspire to B like B. 😉
Shira: “My favorite letter in the alphabet would be J. J teaches you that you have to fall to rise up.”