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Chaburah Spotlight – Shana Rosenberg

michlelet August 7, 2017

Shana Rosenberg is from Chicago, Illinois. She went to Ida Crown Jewish Academy for high school and spent a year in Shaalvim for Women. Shana is currently studying at Stern College for Women and is having an amazing time on her first summer on Michlelet!

Shana’s chabura is about the Yud Gimmel Midot Shel Rachamim (the 13 attributes of mercy). In the chabura they learn about each midah and learn practical ways to emulate that midah in everyday life. The girls learn that through exemplifying each midah of Hashem, they can improve their relationships with and come closer to Hashem.

The amazing girls in Shana’s homeroom are Daniella Kluk (Chicago, IL), Emily Shamalov (Queens, NY), Shoshana Farkas (Cleveland, OH), and Eliana Hirsch (West Hempstead, NY).

What’s one thing you’ve learned on Michlelet that you’re going to take with you for life?

Daniella Kluk: The importance and necessity of doing Chesed. We made a carnival for almost 150 kids from Sderot. At the carnival, the gym was filled with the sound of laughter and young children running hand in hand with Michlelet girls. This carnival had the biggest impact on me because i saw directly the results of my chesed and enjoyed myself while making the kids happy. Michlelet has given me the opportunity to learn as well as do chesed and we learned that you cannot do one without the other, both are needed.

Emily Shamalov: Reaching out to others. On Michlelet, we have the incredible privilege to do chesed projects and trips. Either packing food for soldiers or painting a house it always feels amazing to reach out to others and give them help that comes from our heart. The best feeling is when you come out of there and feel like you completed such an amazing Mitzvah and it feels so good in your heart. That definitely made a very big impact on my life and I will hopefully take it with me for the rest of my life.

Shoshana Farkas: Respecting others even if they are different from us. Michlelet has ingrained in me that the Jewish people are one and we as a nation are responsible for each other. In order to be responsible for each other we need to first love each other. On Michlelet we love each other and care for one another and as this summer is coming to a close we need to use that love for the Jewish people and see how we can incorporate it back at home.

Eliana Hirsch: I learned about different people’s stories and how it impacted them in life. I think it’s cool that people are able to learn and grow from their struggles and I hope to be able to learn from every experience I have in life and grow as a result.