She'asani B'tzelem Elohim: Created In the Image of God

Brett Lubarsky, Sci-Tech Faculty Associate Director, Jewish Teen Initiative of Greater Boston I don’t know about you, but I love taking photos.   Nature. Cool buildings. With friends. Places I visit. Experiences I lead. Classes I teach. Relationships I...

Breaking Down Borders and Welcoming the Stranger through Medicine

By Ali Klein, Sci-Tech Israel Madricha  I wasn’t sure what to expect from the Galilee Medical Center. I knew that it has been taking in injured Syrians for that last couple of years, but I didn’t know the extent of their work nor anything about the hospital. The tour...

Pokeah Ivrim: Why We Wear Sunscreen!

By: Rabbi Kari Tuling Why do we wear sunscreen? The answer has something to with our blessing today. Today’s blessing is pokeah ivrim: “opens up the blind.” Notice that it does not say “opens the eyes of the blind.” That tells us that this blessing is not about a...