December 15, 2020
By: James Ziemba
By Valerie I knew that 2020 was going to be different. The respite from a grueling cycle of tests, projects and competitions was something I had anticipated since the start of high school, but I never expected it to be...
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By: James Ziemba
By Amelia 1. How to scrape frost off a car 2. What it feels like to have your ears pierced 3. The best recipe for baked oats 4. How to drive through a twice-a-century fire storm 5. How to use...
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By: James Ziemba
By Sammy Self-confidence. Gratitude. Think beyond yourself. Don’t worry. Don’t be a victim. Master your mind. Over the last 5 weeks, Rabbi Dov Ber taught us these integral steps to happiness as part of his seminars. Through Seidel’s Jewish Information...
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By: James Ziemba
By Sara I live in South Carolina, where we have 47 state parks throughout the mountains, the midlands, and the coast, and visiting them is one of my mom's and my favorite pastimes. During the pandemic, we have been visiting...
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By: James Ziemba
By Sami The silence of the desert was so powerful that I could hear the blood rushing through my head. Only a single fly would occasionally steal my attention away [caption id="attachment_1812" align="alignright" width="300"] With zero light pollution, the only...
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By: James Ziemba
By Maia For the first two months of being in Israel, each week felt like a new adventure. My time in Israel wasn’t like my life back home where I had a daily routine. Instead, I spent two weeks in...
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December 10, 2020
By: Leslie
By Abby Everyone said that this year would be a new chapter in life, but it feels more like an entirely new book. At home, I was always the “mom” of the group, but here in Israel, it feels like...
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December 9, 2020
By: Admin
By Sammy Hebron—a city split between the Palestinians and Israelis, where the air is thick with animosity. While the Hebron Massacre fractured the city more than ninety years ago, the cracks still remain. The 1929 massacre occurred when Palestinian neighbors,...
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December 4, 2020
By: Admin
By Sofia I’ve said before that I signed up for my Outward Bound course looking for adventure—for something to do. Thankfully, I got more than I expected out of it. My greatest takeaways were a sense of perspective and an...
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November 30, 2020
By: Admin
By Maya I got COVID-19 this month. I live in Ann Arbor, Michigan home to a university whose COVID response has left much to be desired. This has lead to an influx of infection in the community that is deeply...
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