Tiferet Schafler is from Long Beach, New York. After attending SKA, she spent one and a half years at Sha’alvim for women and is currently studying Psychology and Judaic Studies at Stern College. This is Tiferet’s first time on NCSY summer, and she feels so privileged to be able to teach Torah everyday and be part of such an amazing organization.
The girls in the chaburah are Aviva Striks (Queens), Leora Goldberg (Florida), Yona Leibowitz (Canada), and Abby Emanuel (Canada).
The Chaburah focuses on re-defining words in our daily vocabulary (“peace,” “good,” “love,” etc.): the group goes through all places in the Torah that the word is used, learns each context, comes to see how different the Torah definition of that word is than our current understanding, and discusses how this difference should impact our lives and perspective.
When the girls were asked their favorite quote/slogan they live by, they answered:
Yona: “Whatever I will be, I will make a difference, I will fulfill my dream”
Abby : “A little bit of light takes away a lot of darkness”
Leora: “It is our actions that make us who we truly are, far more than our capabilities”
Aviva: “Happiness comes from within”