feature: summer jobs By Maddy Soltz continued from page TT3 people should be viewed equally. It is hard not to get frustrated when the kids aren't listening, but she says that also makes her job rewarding. "I try and work with the kids how my mom would want me to be treated as a camper," she said. "All these kids want is someone to talk to, hang out with and look up to." ust because someone is different from you, he or she should not be treated differently from how you would want to be treated. This week's Torah portion, Parashah Shoftim, discusses how the magistrates and officials of the ancient tribes were required to be fair to everyone. "You shall not judge unfairly; you shall show no par- tiality. . ." [Deuteronomy 16.20]. What this means is that all things and people should be judged equally, no matter what their actions may be. You should not favor anything. Although it may seem people say the wrong things at certain times, people normally do the best they can do with what they have. Even though the Torah talks about official judges, I believe judging of other people should be talked about as well. Imagine this: You are in the hallway of a high school. All of the cliques are side by side. You have the "popular girls" gossiping about all the latest drama; the jocks talking about their victory football game last night. You look around and see some girls who are wearing "off- brand" clothes. Just by looking at their clothes, you think they are either poor and can't afford trendy clothes or they don't care about fashion at all. Now, is this fair? Is this how the Torah wants us to be looking at other people? How do you know that the people wearing off-brand clothes are not the wealthiest people in the school who just want to be different and not have the same clothes all the other girls have from top-brand clothing stores? Exactly, you don't. So why judge others when you do not know the truth? If you get to know them and find out that they do have a bit less money than you, or they really do not care about fashion as much as you do, you still shouldn't judge them. They have the same right that each of us has to make decisions about what's right for themselves. T2T p hoto by Alex Zas low T2T dvar Teenagers like to be outside as much as possible during the summer, so be- ing a lifeguard is the ideal job. DANA NARENS, 17, of West Bloomfield lifeguards at the Sports Club in West Bloomfield. She is either on the guard stand or doing pool check-ins or main- tenance work. She also gives swim les- Dana Nerens, 17, of West Bloom- sons to children ages 2-7. This summer field spent her second summer as a is her second as a lifeguard. During the lifeguard. She also gave swimming year, she works occasionally inside the lessons. club. "I work for both the money and be- cause I like my job," she said. "I wanted to earn money this summer for next year at college, but I love to be outside all day." A side benefit is having an enviable tan. "It definitely makes the job easier knowing that I am getting paid at the end," she said. "I love working with children, but they can be difficult at times and knowing that I am getting compensated for my work is a plus." Gabriella Ring, 16, is a junior at Berkley High School. Alex Zaslow, 17, is a freshman at Indiana University in Bloomington. OR TEEN2TEEN? NT TO PARTICPATE? 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