by Jordana Kaminetsky ('07)
This past week, five members of student council,
President Tuvia Brander (’06), Vice Presidents Ali
Cristina (’07), Jordana Kaminetsky (’07), Meir Weiss
(’07) and Junior Class President Raquel Amram (’07)
had the privilege of attending Eimatai, Yeshiva
University’s semi-annual leadership conference
for high school students.
This year’s conference, held right here
in Plantation, began on Sunday and featured two
straight days of programs designed specifically to
encourage students to become active contributors
within their community. Along with sixty-five
other students attending Yeshiva day schools from
New York to Texas and everywhere in between,
WYHS students discussed pertinent issues that occur
not only within one’s own area, but also within the
global Jewish community.
The participants attended “buzz meetings”
and discussed important issues with fellow
students and YU/Stern advisors. We also heard
from renowned speakers such as Dr. Lazzon, Rabbi
Rothchild and Rabbi Brander who talked about ways
to improve our leadership qualities and ways to take
action.
The conference culminated in group
presentations made by each school. Every high
school brainstormed and developed a new program
that they wished to bring back to their own
schools. Great ideas such as “Food for Israel”
and “Pennies for Change” were presented.
Eimatai was definitely a great learning
experience for all of us. It has further motivated
us to become better leaders in our school and more
active participants within our own Jewish
community.
