By Eva Turner, Communications Manager and Songleader Working at Sci-Tech West has been an incredible and unique experience. A camp that is dedicated to the innovative spirits and the scientific minds of children growing up as part of the reform movement is something...
By Cantor Michelle Rubel This Shabbat we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing. On July 20th, 1969, the world watched as Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the lunar in perhaps the most crucial moment in the 20th...
“What are the forces, rules, or powers that cause the universe to act the way it does?” This was the prompt that launched one of our “J-lab” sessions at the URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy – West last week. It was a prompt that catalyzed conversations and...
Our second Maccabiah took place on a day so beautiful that we started it with a picnic outside on the Main Lawn. Our campers enjoyed their lunch as well as the sunshine as they eagerly awaited the announcement of this session’s Maccabiah theme. Suddenly, Bowser came...
By Cantor Ilana – Faculty Camp is my favorite place to celebrate Shabbat. Everyone in white, everyone coming together to celebrate such a beautiful, peaceful, restful time. As you might have guessed, the singing is what brings me in. When I was in high school,...
