Bracha Jacobson is from Far Rockaway NY, she went to TAG high school and then spent a year and a half studying in Michlalah. She is PUMPED to experience the Best. Summer. Ever. on michlelet!!
Bracha’s chaburah is titled the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Yidden based off of Stephen Covey’s book the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. The girls in the chaburah study each of the seven habits in depth from the Torah’s perspective. The structure of the book is comprised of three habits that bring a person from dependence to independence by working on middos like proactivity and integrity that build up the individual from within so that he/she feels fulfilled on his/her own and does not need to rely on other people for emotional or intellectual approval. Once a person has mastered the traits of independence, the following three habits transition into practices of interdependence which focus on bouncing each person’s individual strengths off of the strengths of the people he/she interacts with in order to create something greater than either one could have created on their own. Some of the Torah principles covered in these habits include being נושא בעול עם חברו carrying your friends burden and being happy for their successes, giving and accepting Mussar/rebuke, and learning from every person we encounter. The last of the habits is the habit of self care/ונשמרתם מאד לנפשותיכם because by taking care of both the body’s physical and psychological needs, it is enabled to perform as a kli to practice all other habits effectively and to focus on its Avodah.
The amazing girls in Bracha’s chaburah are Batya Bogomilsky, Rachelle Gelbtuch, Hannah Gerber, Pessi Mermerstein and Aliza Polatsek
What is your favorite michlelet kind of day?
Batya- In days because I love being able to learn all these amazing things and get so inspired from it!
Rachelle- Tiyul because I get to see how beautiful Israel is and spend time with friends.
Hannah- Chessed is my favorite day because it is a time when the whole camp comes together to not only tour and love the land of israel but to also help and care for the Jewish community.
Pessi- In days because I love the learning. It’s the reason I came back for Shana Bet!
Aliza- Chesed because it is so fulfilling and inspiring to help others