What’s more, during the intermission, we were treated to Mrs. Sharfman’s home made bran muffins and chocolate milk. During this break we were able to further explore answers from the panelists who availed themselves to us. We all heard insights that you simply never have even thought of before, but that will stay with us for all the rest of our lives

She taught us tons of different ways to shape our Challah and even demonstrated each one of these various techniques.

In fact, each girl got her own piece of dough and got to practice all the beautiful different ways to make their own unique Challah. All the girls really got to demonstrate their creativity, and we all did a great job!! Indeed, Mrs. Chernin told us that she was very impressed with what we all came up with. After the activity, we all talked about how much we look forward to being able to share these techniques and recipes with our friends, family, and loved ones when we soon return home. Best of all, as it was Wednesday, we had our freshly baked Challah just in time for Shabbos, where we could show off our wonderful creation!!

As usual, the conversation was comfortable and homey, all of us enjoying each other’s company. Going along with our Bayit Cham custom, we heard 2 wonderful and inspiring Divrei Torah, courtesy of Chavi Radinsky and Sharon Franko. After we got our fill of Torah, we moved on to get our fill of dessert- Chocolate Chip Icecream Pie! Perfect for a warm Jersualem night! We like to take our time with our meals since we are serious shmoozers in our group. But the night must move on. Anomia anyone? In case you don’t know what Anomia is (no, it’s not a sleep disorder), it’s actually fun, fast-paced, competitive game (perfect for our group!) that involves naming things in different categories. Needless to say, we all had an awesome time playing! It’s so fun to see everyone’s personalities shining through! We ended the night shmoozing an hanging out, savoring our last few weeks with our Bayit Cham family!

What’s more all of the Adar S.T.A.H.R. Award winners will be treated to an exclusive trip in which they will be going to a mysterious location. Mazel Tov once again to all of the honor roll girls.

I can’t believe there are only a couple weeks of school left and it makes me sad to think that it’s almost over. On the one hand, I can’t wait to be home again, but on the other hand, it feels so right to be back in Yerushalayim. I’m going to take advantage of the next few weeks and enjoy every moment that I’m here. It’s all about taking what you learn in Israel and applying it here before it’s all forgotten by the distractions of America. It’s a difficult task to take on, but it’s crucial for one’s spiritual development.

Going back to America really made me appreciate what I have here in Israel, and I look forward to all that awaits me for the rest of my stay at Sharfman’s!

We were accompanied by our Madricha, Yehudis Jacobowitz!! We experienced the Timna Valley Sand Slide, a breathtaking hike through Solomon’s Pillars, and then we got to take a break for lunch while overlooking the glorious Timna Lake. Plus, we ALL got to board a private yacht chartered just for all of us Bnot Torah/Sharfman’s students What’s more, we were able to choose various water sports, including Parasailing and Banana Boating as well as relax by going swimming and sunbathing at the Separate Beach!

Arguably most fascinating was being able to hang out with all of our friends and observe the magnificent sea life and corals at the Underwater Observatory and Oceanarium. Anyways, we are really in Purim Mode here so I encourage you to check out all the pictures below…it was truly an AWESOME tiyul!!

Best of all, our school actually hosted a Night and Day Megillah Reading for us and even a school-wide Purim Seudah, led by Rabbi Sharfman himself so that we didn’t have to worry about finding a place. Still, what was fantastic about this Purim, wasn’t just getting to be in Eretz Yisrael, but it was also the Sharfman’s Purim Chagigah. Our Chagigah began with a Masquerade Ball and plenty of music and lively dancing:)  Each apartment had chosen their own theme for their costumes. Following the dancing, every apartment made a presentation – many together with little skits – explaining their costumes and the reason they chose that theme. The costumes ranged from the varied and colorful to the costumes showing the closeness and unity of the girls in the apartment.
The amount of talent displayed during the evening could certainly put Hollywood to shame. The creativity that went into the writing and performing of the skits was unbelievable! The skits went the full range from hilarious to hysterical and beautifully displayed the wonderful Achdus we all share in Sharfman’s.

We were divided into two teams and each team was given a bag with exactly the same materials and a mission: Use all of the materials to present the most beautiful Queen Esther!!! Our models, Shaina Katz and Sara Rochel Jaffe were great sports as toilet paper, aluminum foil, costume makeup, ribbon etc were used to dress them up!!! Once our beauty pageant was finished, the hamantashen were ready and we enjoyed them warm – straight out of the oven!!!