Maddie Hamada West Hempstead, New York Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Machon Maayan 2016-2017 Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I chose MM because I wanted to go somewhere that didn’t feel “cookie cutter” to me. I loved the fact that there were girls from all around the world coming from all... Continue Reading →
Elianna Mikulik Buffalo, New York Williamsville North High School Machon Maayan 2015-2017 Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I knew I wanted to go to Machon Maayan when I was a sophomore in high school, thanks to NCSY. After attending public high school, I thought Machon Maayan would have been the best... Continue Reading →
Dafna Gutman Maaleh Adummin, Israel Chicagoland Jewish High School Machon Maayan 2008-2009 Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I chose to attend Machon Maayan because I saw no other option. I switched into Machon Maayan from Young Judea’s Israel program, Shalem, after only a month. I wasn’t happy on Shalem and I... Continue Reading →
Sarah Belfer Boynton Beach, Florida Park Vista Community High School Machon Maayan 2013-2015 Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I knew I wanted to move to Israel, but I wanted to do some sort of learning before--a gap year. My NCSY advisors told me about it and I thought, “Great! Torah, tiyulim,... Continue Reading →
Brielle Kaplan Frederick, Maryland Urbana High School Student at Machon Maayan 2015-17 Madricha at Machon Maayan 2018-2019 How did you end up at Machon Maayan? I found out about Machon Maayan through a good friend of mine who went the year before I did. I knew that I wanted a place with diversity, somewhere... Continue Reading →
Sarah Simpser, Boca Raton, Florida Donna Klein Jewish Academy Machon Maayan 2016-2018 Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I chose to attend Machon Maayan because I wanted a year of self-growth and introspection that I wouldn’t have been able to get anywhere else. Machon Maayan gave me way more than what I... Continue Reading →
Simone Dinovitz, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania Lower Moreland High School Machon Maayan 2014-2015 Why did you choose to attend Machon Maayan? I did not anticipate taking a gap year because I grew up in the public school system. After hearing about the seminary from my NCSY rabbi, Rabbi Levi, and having Meryl Lee meet with... Continue Reading →
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