by rshapiro | Aug 1, 2019 | Blog, Featured, Homepage Carousel, Homepage Featured, Sci-Tech West
By Anna Herman, Director of URJ Jacobs Camp, and Jordanna Flores, Director of 6 Points Sci-Tech West It was May and the clock was ticking: Staff training would begin in a few weeks and 6 Points Sci Tech West was still short two staff members. Only in its second summer...
by rshapiro | Jan 18, 2019 | Blog, Sci-Tech Academy, Sci-Tech West
By Josh Stempel This week, I heard an amazing story about Alex Weber, a California teen living near Carmel: ‘”My dad raised me underwater,” says Weber, and she means it. She’s a free diver: no scuba tanks; she just holds her breath. She was diving in...
by rshapiro | Oct 12, 2018 | Blog, Featured, Homepage Featured, Sci-Tech East, Sci-Tech West
At URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech West we aim to use science and technology as a portal through which to connect with Judaism. This week, we read the story of Noah’s Ark—the big boat, the flood, the animals and of course the meteorological phenomenon of reflection, refraction...
by rshapiro | Sep 27, 2018 | Blog, Featured, Homepage Featured, Sci-Tech Academy, Sci-Tech East, Sci-Tech West
At URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech West we aim to use science and technology as a portal through which to connect with Judaism. That’s nice, but how do we actually do this? Sukkot has ancient foundations and some seemingly strange rituals like marching around while shaking...
by rshapiro | Aug 7, 2018 | Blog, Featured, Homepage Featured, News, Sci-Tech West
By Rabbi Jason Levine, Summer 2018 Faculty Principal Seymour Skinner once expounded to Bart Simpson, “Ah, there’s nothing more exciting than science. You get all the fun of sitting still, being quiet, writing down numbers, paying attention… Science has it...
