Sunday Aug 2
Shavua Tov! We have begun this week in machane with learning about King Shaul – he was chosen and then struggled to balance the feeling of humility that a Jewish king must possess, with a strong sense of ability, responsibility and confidence. Hard to get the perfect amount of each of those important qualities. The […]
Thursday July 30
This morning we learned about Boaz and Rut, which happened during the days that “the Judges judged” and whose story was written down for us and is now read every Shavuot. The chanichim focused on the theme of chessed, found throughout the story and talked about how we emulate Hashem when we give and extend […]
Wednesday July 29
Today’s shiur focused on the tefilah that Channah recited in the mishkan, begging for a child. The High Priest, Eli, thought she was drunk from the way she looked from afar – she was very emotional and seemed to be speaking nonsense, to him. Channah chastised Eli for suspecting her and went on to explain […]
Tuesday July 28
Today in shiur we learned about the corruption and immorality that was rampant across the country since “there was no king – so everyone did what was right in his own eyes.” We learned about the stories at the end of Sefer Shoftim related to avodah zarah, murder, immorality and civil war; Bnei Yisrael were […]
Monday July 27
Today in shiur we moved on to the era of Sefer Shoftim. We discussed the concept of a vicious cycle – we all have had examples of that and the chanichim were able to think of some from their own life (mostly about not studying and then doing poorly on a test or about not […]
Sunday July 26
Today our chanichim learned about the 2 1/2 tribes who reminded Yehoshua that Moshe promised them land on the Eastern side of the Jordan. As long as they helped fight and conquer land on the Western side, they were told they could settle on the Eastern side. Yehoshua fulfilled that promise made by Moshe. Bnei […]
Motzei Shabbat July 25
Sha-sha-shavua Tov!! We had such a beautiful smooth first Shabbat in Machane, b”h. The weather was solid, the food was yummy and the singing, tefillot, dancing and overall energy were, all 10 /10! We could tell it was going to be great when the Kabbalat Shabbat had everyone singing and dancing from the end of […]
Tisha B’av – July 23
In Machane Stone, we have an opportunity to bring to life some of the difficult moments from Jewish history – the exile, the suffering, the loss – so that chanichim can appreciate who and what came before them, what we are mourning on a day like today, and what they can maybe do to help […]
Wednesday July 22
Boker Tov Sugar Grove! Each day our chanichim daven in one of four minyanim: Machal is always on its own schedule and at the other side of our campus so they have their own minyan. Eidah Daled has its own minyan, separate from Gimmel and Bet, so that more boys have a chance to lain […]
Arrival Day – July 21
Welcome to Moshevet Bayit Ne’eman, (מושבת בית נאמן) where we will be learning about and living through the period of Jewish history from our nation’s entry into Eretz Canaan, under the leadership of Yehoshua, through King Yoshiyahu and the exciting discovery of a Sefer Torah followed by a spiritual revival, after years of idol worship […]