Tivnu Blog
Kitchen + Chaos = Community
“This is officially the apocalypse,” someone behind me remarked. I tried to laugh, but couldn’t. We were standing on the back porch of the Tivnu bayit (home), looking up at the bright orange sky. The air was thick with smoke. Inside, our power had gone out, cloaking the house in an eerie silence. To add mayhem to madness, we were still in quarantine. “Apocalypse” might have been a hyperbole, but “chaos” sounded about right....
Time is a Construct: Tivnu in 2020
Time truly is a construct. I have been in Portland for just over three weeks and I feel like I have known the other Tivnuniks forever. I feel so grateful to be at an in-person program during these unpredictable times. We have done so much meaningful programming and learning in the time we have been together. After months of being in quarantine, finally being with a group of people is an incredible feeling. ...
PART 3: Academics, How the Tivnu Gap Year Prepared me for College (and Beyond)
3 part series written by Aliza Saunders, Tivnu alumna and student at Cornell University. ...
PART 2: Communication, How the Tivnu Gap Year Prepared me for College (and Beyond)
3 part series written by Aliza Saunders, Tivnu alumna and student at Cornell University. ...
PART 1: How the Tivnu Gap Year Prepared me for College (and Beyond)
3 part series written by Aliza Saunders, Tivnu alumna and student at Cornell University. ...
Tivnu in the NYTimes: Purpose in Place
Ami, Tivnu alumnus of the T2 cohort, writes about their experience being interviewed for the NYTimes article that mentions Tivnu. ...
Coronavirus, Housing, and Tools for a Different World
This post was authored by Caryn Shebowich, Tivnu Madrichol (Resident Advisor). In “normal” times, Caryn lives in the Tivnu bayit (home) and mentors Gap Year participants. These days, they love long walks and having dance parties with their partner....
Tree Crown Shyness and the Covid-19 Shabbat
This guest blog post was authored by Adinah Miller, Tivnu’s program director. She talks about focusing on what we can do, not what we can't do, in these difficult times....
The Power of the Individual
This blog post was authored by Allie Crasnow, a member of the Tivnu 6 cohort from Winter Park, FL. Allie enjoys painting, cooking, learning new skills , and generally working to take down the patriarchy. She interns at Our House, Friendly House, and Tivnu construction....
My Identity is Sacred
This blog post was authored by Daniel Azariah, a member of the Tivnu 6 cohort from Detroit, MI. When he’s not watching U of M football, Daniel enjoys reading books in Russian, learning new languages, and making Sephardic foods. He interns at Verde Landscape and Sisters of the Road Cafe....