by jared | Aug 13, 2015 | Summer 2015
Of all of the things that I expected might make me tear up on Alumni Day, I have to admit that I wasn’t expecting it to be a dance move called “the Bernie.” For the uninitiated, it’s a move in which the dancer leans backwards and does a semi-shimmy, imitating what a...
by jared | Aug 13, 2015 | Summer 2015
Waking up with the sun shining meant it was going to be a great day for some friendly competition. This morning, white took line up 7 to 3. Campers competed in activities such as ultimate frisbee, basketball, swim meet, softball and football for activity period one....
by jared | Aug 12, 2015 | Summer 2015
Studying journalism for the past three years has greatly developed my interest in learning about people’s different beliefs, backgrounds, and walks of life; however, throughout my early teenage years I held a skeptical viewpoint on religion. This was simply because I...
by jared | Aug 11, 2015 | Summer 2015
Day two of Maccabia was off to a rainy start. Everyone was feeling refreshed after a late wake up and was ready for another amazing day of color war to begin. Following breakfast and t’fillah, we headed to the beit am and split into our teams for line up. Blue rose to...
by jared | Aug 11, 2015 | Summer 2015
After a year long respite that lacks the bubble, the Machon program serves as a fundamental transition from camper to counselor. However, as I’ve recently discovered, there is another equally important transition embedded within the Machon summer: moving into...
