By Rabbi Steven Bob, Senior Rabbi at Congregation Etz Chaim in Lombard, IL and Chalutzim Segel I work with Chalutzim, the seven week Hebrew immersion program for high schoolers. Each morning we devote two hours to Hebrew classes. Stories, songs and games bring life to...
By Lizzy Scheinkopf, Rosh Eidah of Moshavah In Moshavah, each of our tiyulim (trips) are unique and offer different kinds of challenges to chanichim (campers). An aspect that all of the trips have in common however, is the team-like environment where everyone must...
By Jonah Brandhandler, Rosh Eidah of Tzofim In all my years of being on staff, I can’t remember a more fun week downstairs. Our segel (faculty) have been a tremendous asset in Tzofim and they’ve helped teach our chanichim (campers) all about different middot (Jewish...
By Rabbi Norman Cohen, Senior Rabbi at Bet Shalom Congregation in Minnetonka, MN and Avodah Segel Avodah has a long history of different meanings. It comes from the same Hebrew root as Eved, slave. So it should not surprise us to learn that it literally means work....
