Balak: Using our Words Wisely

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...

A Perfect Match: Finding Sci-Tech Through Camp America

By Will Mason, Program Director  I decided to apply to Camp America because I was totally uninterested in the thought of another dull summer at home working and had heard about how awesome camp experiences in the United States are from a flatmate at University. I was...

Lillian 180

Want to learn something new? Watch our 3 minute lessons with Digital Film Production instructor, Lillian Feldman-Hill. Check back throughout the summer for new episodes. Episode 1: Shin Before Sin Lillian shares how she uses what she teaches at Sci-Tech in her work...

7 Decades of Innovation in Israel: Science and Technology Partnerships

By Rachel Landman On my most recent visit to Israel – in preparation for this summer’s URJ Sci-Tech Israel program – I noticed the presence of U.S. companies. Throughout Israel’s “Silicon Wadi,” the counterpart to our Silicon Valley, are research and development...

Yom Hashoah: Remembering Nicholas Winton

On Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, a memorial day for those who tragically died in the Shoah (Holocaust), we wanted to share this powerful video created by Sci-Tech Camper Jonathan Tamen. Jonathan’s video tells the story of Nicholas Winton, a British...

Passover Seder Materials

Add a taste of camp to your seder with our Sci-Tech Seder Plate and 4 Questions. Click Here to Dowload