Sheva Hamaoui is from Lawrence, NY, and is currently studying psychology in Lander College for Women. She attended SKA High School before she spent a year and a half in Darchei Binah. Sheva is so excited by the opportunity to return to Michlelet as a madricha and be a part of the program that benefitted her so much as a camper.
The girls in Sheva’s Chabura are Ahuva Greenbaum (Far Rockaway, NY), Fayge Leah Bistritzky (Flatbush, NY), Ayelet Pfeiffer (Bergenfield, NJ) and Tehila Rothbort (West Hempstead, NY).
Sheva’s chabura is called “Getting to Know Yourself.” The goal is for each girl to reach a higher level of self-awareness and to become familiar with her individual strengths and weaknesses. By understanding who we are, we can then work on developing the kochos within us and take the proper steps towards becoming the person we want to be. Throughout the summer, the girls learn about how different middos come up in the Torah, challenges associated with obtaining it, and practical ways to apply the lesson to their lives and improve in the middah. Each chabura ends by posing both a “reflection question” to think about, helping the girls become more self-aware, as well as a “challenge” to work on regarding the specific middah.
What would you tell a future Michlelet girl?
Ahuva Greenbaum: “Come to camp excited about the learning. As scary as it might sound that we learn a lot, the madrichot make it exciting.”
Fayge Leah Bistritzky: “I would tell a future Michlelet girl to be open-minded to learning even if she hasn’t appreciated learning beforehand. Learning on Michlelet is more enjoyable than learning in a typical classroom setting because instead of being taught information for a test, we are taught in an environment that makes Torah personal and encourages us to grow.”
Ayelet Pfeiffer: “Enjoy every minute of learning and being in Israel.”
Tehila Rothbort: “I would tell a future Michlelet girl that she is going to have one of the most inspiring and incredible summers of her life. Everything about Michlelet is amazing, from the singing on Shabbos to the touring and learning. She just needs to take advantage of and appreciate every moment because it goes by so fast.”