“...Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...” —Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Pennsylvania, Chips and Amish: The Sixth Grade Trip By Talia Kahan
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A New York State of Mind: The Seventh Grade Trip By Abigail Sylvor- Greenberg ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 13th, Heschel seventh graders boarded a bus, toting sleeping bags and sweaters, and headed for the Albany area. On the itinerary was a mix of historical/political stops, and nature-oriented “group building” activities. Students were excited, about what the journey had in store.
ON THURSDAY, MAY 17th, shortly before 9:00 PM, the sixth grade returned, exhausted but cheerful, to The Heschel School, with many stories to tell. We had a blast, from when we pulled out of the school on Wednesday morning, to when we arrived back on the West Side Highway, watching the movie, The Blind Side. On Wednesday, after three hours of sitting in a crowded bus, we finally arrived at Herr’s Potato Chip Factory, our first destination. We were glad to stretch our legs and eager to start the tour. Before we went in, a mashgiach from Orthodox Union, described the process of how he made sure that all the food produced by Herr’s “deserved their OU”- their Orthodox Union kosher certification. We asked about the process of making sure that the chips are kosher, what other companies he goes to, and has he ever taken away anyone’s kosher “OU”. Then, we entered the factory that we had heard about for so many years.
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The first stop was a river cruise along the shores of the Hudson River. Seventh graders dined on a packed disposable lunch, while they looked out onto the horizon. When they had finished, they played games, or ran from the lower level dining rooms to the windy balconies of the small tour boat. There was then a shift from the leisurely to the educational, as the students toured the New York State Capitol, and sat in the meeting-places of the state legislature; then to the State Museum, and pored over dioramas of Catskills wildlife. This served as a quick tutorial about the history of New York.
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JUNE 2015
Eighth Grade in Israel: Desert Report By Carlin Greenfield ON THE SECOND day of the eighth grade Israel trip, we embarked on a two day journey through the wilderness. The eighth grade was split up into two groups at the start of the hike. We hiked along a road until we reached the bottom of a steep hill that led up to the rim of the Makhtesh. After a short rest and a motivational speech by our guide, we climbed and we climbed; this was the first difficult task of the day. After this hike, we walked a short distance across the edge of Makhtesh Ramon and looked down over the Makhtesh. From there we continued to a nearly sheer cliff face where we scaled about six feet of rock. We then continued along the path, until we climbed down to join a riverbed where we would eat lunch. Sheltered from the sun by an overhang, we enjoyed the shade and rest before continuing. We proceeded along the riverbed, then we stopped to play a name game.
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