2nd Shabbaton: 50% Self-Management Part 2 by Noah Rocklin

For dinner on the Saturday night of our shabbaton, we were split into small groups and given a sheet full of questions for us to answer and discuss together, as we made our own pizzas. This really helped us bond and become closer as a group. After dinner, we were split into groups of 3 or 4, and sent on a scavenger hunt throughout the main floor of the Retreat Centre in pursuit of a prize. Our hunt included riddles, trivia, and a puzzle, which led us to our Diller sweatshirts!

We finished of the night with a rather impactful Maagal Laila run by our JC's. We were each given a paper with a question written on it, that we answered to everybody. This let us really understand one another on a more personal level. The next morning, after a nice breakfast of lox and bagels, we filmed a video to send to our Israelis, directed by the Communication group. We lined up outside in the freezing cold in our matching sweatshirts and quickly turned to the camera and says our names.

Before leaving, we had a quick feedback and clean up session. Overall, the shabbaton was an incredible experience for our group. Special thanks to Sarah, Moriel, Tair, Alon, and our JC's Spencer and Rebecca for making our time so exciting!

By Noah Rocklin