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Phoebe Melchiskey’s Four Months at Heller High

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Fall '16 alum Phoebe created an amazing video that captured some of the most memorable moments from her semester at Heller High.

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5 Ways I Am Changed for the Better Because of Heller High

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Fall 2016 alum Lauren Carrier lists five reasons why attending URJ Heller High changed her for the better!

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URJ Heller High: Marissa Steiner, Fall 2016 Alumni

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Marissa Steiner, Fall 2016 alum captured all the exciting and unique activities that students participate in while at URJ Heller High.

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Rabbi Loren Sykes’s Reflection on EIE Fall 2016 Semester

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In many ways, the EIE semester is all about dreams: dreams of the individual, of the group, of the Jewish People, and of Israel. Over the course of four months, students get to think about their own life goals and Jewish aspirations.

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Separation Wall, Supreme Court, and Kids4Peace

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Last week we took a tiyul to learn about the separation barrier between Israel and the West Bank. We learned that the First Intifada was a “war of stones,” and while it accounted for many tragedies, it was not viewed as a serious threat because it was a war of the people. It did, however, put the Palestinian issue on the map.

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Machane Yehuda Market aka Your Favorite Shuk

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Jillian Sturim, a Fall 2016 student is a junior from Burke, Virginia. She is a member of Temple B'nai Shalom, a participant of NFTY-MAR and has been a camper at URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech.

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Pushing Limits during Week of Gadna

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On Sunday my group was dropped off at an IDF (Israeli Defense Force) base in the middle of the Negev desert. Upon arrival at the base a commander in full uniform with an M16 ordered us off the bus. We were instructed to run and make a “het” (the shape of the hebrew letter which looks like a 3 sided square).

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Post-Holocaust: Proof That We Continue To Flourish

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Waking up on Wednesday morning, the ground covered in sheen of ice and snow, I felt an immediate irk in my stomach. We were told the day would be the coldest. We were told the day would be one of the most intense. We were told to expect nothing.

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Parents’ Pilgrimage: A Letter from a Fall 2016 Parent

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Gary Wolinetz, the father of Fall 2016 student Steven Wolinetz recently returned from the Parent's Pilgrimage and wrote the following letter about the experience:

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I Am: A Poem By Fall 2016 student Em Samuels

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Yesterday I was in Israel, learning about the devastation of the Holocaust. Today, I am in Poland, visiting the places where the devastation happened... where my people lived and died. I wrote this poem today while reflecting on my time in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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