"[I came on the retreat] …because I wanted to learn more about my Jewish heritage and be in an environment where I could meet new Jews and make new friends…" -

"This retreat has been an amazing way to end the summer, get some learning in before I go back to my secular education in a few weeks. Met a lot of great people, hear some great talks from really interesting Rabbis and I just feel lucky to be here."

It has been a really nice opportunity to meet other Jewish people from all over the country and I’ve made a lot of new friends and we’re all coming back next year and have a reunion."

"This has been a fun opportunity. I got to meet new people from all over the world. It’s been a lot of fun. And learned a lot of new things and just have fun and relax here."

"This retreat has probably been one of the most life changing experiences for me…I got so much out of it and I am looking forward to going back and trying to adapt my life to serve G-d in more ways. I’ve learned about Judaism - things that I didn’t even know existed, and I’ve learned about myself - things that I didn’t know previously existed. And I’m so glad that I had the opportunity to both take the Sinai Scholars Society class and then have the opportunity to come out here with this retreat and meet so many famous and just inspiring Jewish leaders and meet students from all over the United States, like myself."