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...
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...
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...
By Alyssa Chalmin Shabbat Shalom. This week’s torah portion is Balak. Balak is the king of Moab, a land near Israel. He wants to fight the Israelites but knows that they keep winning wars so he asks the prophet Balaam to curse the Israelites to make his victory...
