Diller blog 7/26/2012
(catching up....) To our dearest parents,Shalom from Kennes! Today we woke up to an unfamiliar setting with a new room. We got a good night sleep and woke up to a new day. We had breakfast, which was...
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Heyyy parents!! (and anyone else interested)Time for the daily update from your very own Pittsburgh Diller teen fellows!On Friday, we had our breakfast and were joined once again by our Israeli...
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Our Hectic few days
Dear Parents, The last few days have been busy, busy, busy..... The end of Congress was emotional and inspiring, and all of us left Givat Haviva eager to put our skills to the test and start our...
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Community Week
Dear Parents, Today we embarked on our third day of community week. Today's theme was the army, so we explored various topics pertaining to the Israel Defense Force (IDF). We started our day by going...
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Another Great Start to an Amazing Cohort!
“Hey guys, let’s play lap tag”“What’s that?”“Don’t worry, I’ll teach you.”And thus begun a great friendship between the nineteen Diller teen fellows.We started out on Friday afternoon with icebreakers...
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Congratulations to Pittsburgh Cohort IV
Lisa SobelPittsburgh CoordinatorDiller Teen Fellows ProgramOffice: 412.521.1101 x3200Fax: 412.521.1120LSobel@ajlpittsburgh.orgwww.ajlpittsburgh.org/teens/diller Find us on Facebook at Pittsburgh...
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Reflections from Cohort 4's First Workshop
Two weekends ago, the 19 members of cohort 4 met for the first time since our Shabbaton at EKC. Besides learning that lap tag is only meant to be played at night, and that Jonathan has a low threshold...
View ArticleReflections from Cohort 4's second Workshop
D’var Torah and Reflection written by Lindsay Gorby D’var Torah:At some point in their life, every human being questions the origin of their existence, whether it be the existence of the human race as...
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Cohort 4 Wrestles with "What are our Shared Values?"
D'var Torah:The rite of passage for every child reaching maturity is largely due to generating and fulfilling their own set of values. As Jews, and as human beings, we all are united with the same...
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Happy Chanukah from Diller!
D’var Torah and Reflection by Zane Braslawsce A LIFE LESSONIn this week’s parsha, we learn about Joseph and his brothers. Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son and his brothers soon become jealous and hate...
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Cohort 4 learns the value of giving and the art of team work!
For today’s meeting, the Torah portion is Mishpatim, and the theme is The Value of Giving. The Torah portion, Mishpatim consists of many laws and rules which God delivered to Moses on Mount Sinai.After...
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Wise words from Josh LeibIn this week’s parsha, Ki Tisa the Jewish people converge at Mount Sinai. Moshe ascends the mountain to meet with G-d but stays longer than the Jewish people expect. They grow...
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North American Seminar Parent and Teen Orientation
Dvar Torah on Tetzaveh - Adam HoffmanLast week's parshah was Terumah, which described in detail the building of the Mishkan (which is the Tabernacle or temple in the desert). In Terumah, everyone in...
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Let the North American Seminar Begin
March 15-Day 1At last the day had come that we were finally able to meet the Israelis! We were all in the JCC getting ready for them to come and when we heard them coming, we got so nervous and so...
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Sunday in Washington DC-Panim Faces of Homelessness and the National Mall
March 17-Day 3Regardless of our 7:30 breakfast, we ended our North American Seminar Shabbaton on a high note. After breakfast we boarded the bus for a trip into Washington D.C. to see all of the...
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