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Each Shabbat an amazing group of Sci-Tech counselors, lead by Jared Lappin, creates a video to teach about that week’s Torah portion, including interviewing campers about their thoughts on that parsha. Please enjoy the videos below, or on our Vimeo page.Korach...

“Anyone can have an impact, no matter how long they’ve been here.” - Sammy ChklovskiiOn a global scale, a small summer camp in an even smaller town would seemingly have a minuscule impact; however, in that same small summer camp, an entirely different world exists. A...

By Greg Kellner, with assistance from Bing Co-Pilot This weekend I returned to 6 Points Sci-Tech for our annual in-person Camp Council meeting. Council members flew in from both coasts, eager to be at camp, see robots, and experience Shabbat. Most of all, being able...

I went to my home synagogue (Temple Emanuel in Newton, Massachusetts) on a recent Shabbat and the subject of the sermon was one of the six Sci-Tech values… sakranut (סַקְרָנוּת)! The sermon was titled, “The curious case of… curiosity,” and was given by Rabbi Sonia...

Every day at URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech is a special day, but birthdays are an extra special day! Campers and counselors receive extra special treatment starting from the moment they wake up. It is a Sci-Tech tradition for counselors to decorate the door frame of campers'...

Believe it or not, two of the three were the focus of hands-on exploration this summer—in two very different workshops—at URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy. When I stepped into Gil’s Robotics Workshop, I was surprised to find a group of seventh graders deep in...

Session 3 Video and Slideshow   What an amazing session and end to the summer! Please enjoy these incredible memories!Session 3 VideoSession 3 Slideshow

Havdalah Speeches 2025 Session 3 At the end of each session, we gather as a whole community and reflect on the past session. Camper representatives are asked to share their thoughts on their Sci-Tech experience. This truly is a special place!Baer DormKatz DormFranklin...

At URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, campers get to experience sleepaway camp, science, and Judaism alongside other like-minded 4th through 10th graders. While many of our campers have previous experience with either science or Judaism, they don’t have any experience...