Gap Year
TIV-nections
Connections is a New York Times word game where players have to connect words into four groups of four. Over the past few weeks my roommate and I have been creating TIVnections, a Tivnu version of the popular NYT game.
Read MoreWe Built This Igloo – Tivnu 10
This winter, Tivnu’s 10th cohort traveled to Mt. Hood and built an igloo from the ground up. Watch the time lapse video and hear “We Built This Igloo”
Read MoreImmersed in Tivnu
Suffice it to say, we were immersed in a starkly different environment than we had been in just an hour before. The concept of immersion is nothing foreign to Judaism.
Read More“Tiny Star” and Tomato Sauce
A camaraderie develops when doing chores together, and there is the motivation to do them since we are all doing our part for the T9 community.
Read MoreTransportation and Tivnu
Before coming to Tivnu, it was a big goal of mine to prioritize sustainability and environmentally conscious behaviors in my daily life.
Read MoreWhy I made my gap semester a gap year
Tivnu is a gap year program with purpose. Each educational exploration, group trip, and experience is part of a larger goal, providing guidance for each of us and allowing us to unlock knowledge about ourselves that we otherwise wouldn’t have.
Read MoreVoting in Portland
Being on Tivnu is a fantastic experience with many learning opportunities. In addition to things like tool training at construction and cooking tips for communal meals, I was fortunate enough to vote for the first time during Tivnu.
Read MoreA Portland Outing
After grabbing our helmets and going over how to inflate bike tires, we struck off, both clad in Baja hoodies color-coded to our hair.
Read MoreA Weekend at Westwind
It was like a mini night sky in the sand.
Read MoreA Wednesday at Tivnu
I’m Sophie. And this is a Wednesday at Tivnu.
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