Matir Asurim – Who Frees the Captive

By: Rabbi Daniel Gropper As you know, the World Cup Soccer matches are going on right now. We are almost at the round of 16. Just imagine for a moment that a really small country – say, Senegal – actually won the World Cup! It would be quite a sensation....

Science in Israel’s North

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Sunday, the teens visited the Galilee Medical Center which treats Syrian victims wounded in the bloody civil war, just over the border. This story of humanitarian assistance by Israel is little known outside of Israel....

Sci-Tech Israel Has Arrived

By Rabbi David Wilfond, Director of Education On Thursday, when the group landed in Israel and came out of baggage claim they were greeted by the counselors holding banners and signs welcoming them to Israel. They were also greeted by welcome songs sung to them by...

Machonikim in Progress!

By: Tess Levinson – Machon Unit Head Shalom from Byfield! Since last Sunday, when the Machonikim joined the Sci-Tech community for the final days of staff week, it has been so much fun to watch the Machonikim take on leadership roles and responsibilities around...

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...