Reflections Archive

  • -James Conlon, 2011 Genesis Participant and Administrative Assistant for OHSP I must ask you: what is in a question? A search for an answer. A search into the unknown. An...

    Questions to Questions

    -James Conlon, 2011 Genesis Participant and Administrative Assistant for OHSP I must ask you: what is in a question? A search for an answer. A search into the unknown. An...

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  • - Rebecca (Larchmont, NY) The last weeks of jazz were amazing. As everyone in the ensemble became closer friends, our music became better. We became more of a family and...

    Spotlight: Music

    - Rebecca (Larchmont, NY) The last weeks of jazz were amazing. As everyone in the ensemble became closer friends, our music became better. We became more of a family and...

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  • - Sasha (Toronto, Canada), Anna (Acton, MA), Karmela (Vilnius, Lithuania), Rachel (Old Tappan, NJ), Solomon (Teaneck, NJ), Adeena (Silver Spring, MD) - Sasha (Newton, MA), Anna (Acton, MA), Karmela (Vilnius,...

    Participants’ Ponderings

    - Sasha (Toronto, Canada), Anna (Acton, MA), Karmela (Vilnius, Lithuania), Rachel (Old Tappan, NJ), Solomon (Teaneck, NJ), Adeena (Silver Spring, MD) - Sasha (Newton, MA), Anna (Acton, MA), Karmela (Vilnius,...

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  • Families and friends of participants came to campus today for the Genesis Showcase, a chance to get a glimpse of what the participants have been doing all summer. After a...

    Genesis Showcase

    Families and friends of participants came to campus today for the Genesis Showcase, a chance to get a glimpse of what the participants have been doing all summer. After a...

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  • - Amy, Course Instructor In the final week of the course, participants visited Mayyim Hayyim (Living Waters), a beautiful mikvah located nearby in Newton. They learned about the main principles of...

    Spotlight: World Religions

    - Amy, Course Instructor In the final week of the course, participants visited Mayyim Hayyim (Living Waters), a beautiful mikvah located nearby in Newton. They learned about the main principles of...

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  • - Yael (Coral Springs, FL) The Law Class has been laboring over its mock trial for approximately ten days. Parts have been doled out, and each one of us has been...

    Spotlight: Law

    - Yael (Coral Springs, FL) The Law Class has been laboring over its mock trial for approximately ten days. Parts have been doled out, and each one of us has been...

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  • - Rada (Haifa, Israel) and Natasha (Moscow, Russia) We learned and recieved much more from Mica, our instructor, than we thought going into this program.  We not only learned technique, but...

    Spotlight: Dance

    - Rada (Haifa, Israel) and Natasha (Moscow, Russia) We learned and recieved much more from Mica, our instructor, than we thought going into this program.  We not only learned technique, but...

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  • - Ilana (Santa Rosa, CA) I think that everyone in the Writing major would agree that this summer was amazing. We laughed at each other’s funny stories and cried during...

    Spotlight: Creative Writing

    - Ilana (Santa Rosa, CA) I think that everyone in the Writing major would agree that this summer was amazing. We laughed at each other’s funny stories and cried during...

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  • - Rachel (Newton, MA) Being inspired in the art building, with no air conditioning and only two not-very-powerful fans in ninety-five degree weather seems pretty much impossible to do. This...

    Spotlight: Visual Arts

    - Rachel (Newton, MA) Being inspired in the art building, with no air conditioning and only two not-very-powerful fans in ninety-five degree weather seems pretty much impossible to do. This...

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  • - Aliza (Edison, NH) and Rebecca (Scarsdale, NY): They say that the whole world is a stage. For the past four weeks at BIMA, the theatre major has been working...

    Spotlight: Theater

    - Aliza (Edison, NH) and Rebecca (Scarsdale, NY): They say that the whole world is a stage. For the past four weeks at BIMA, the theatre major has been working...

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