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...

Derech Eretz: Bringing our Jewish Values to Innovation

By Rachel Landman  On Shabbat, Sci-Tech Israel heard from their first entrepreneur of the trip, Giel Matz, the Managing Director of the hardware department of Keter Plastics. Look around Israel, have you ever sat in a white plastic chair? If so you’ve most likely sat...

How is Camp Going?

By Jordanna Flores, Camp Director Since we are in the inaugural session of URJ 6 Points Sci Tech West, I am asked at least once a day, “How is camp going?”  Let me answer with a math riddle. Yesterday evening, after a fun and exhausting field trip day, the campers and...