Today is our first Shabbat as a whole camp (machaneh), and the spirit of Shabbat is almost palpable. This morning we had extended work time (avoda) and bunk cleaning time (nikayon tsrif) to make machaneh spotless for Shabbat. Afterwards the junior counselors (madatzim) ran some great activities (peula) covering subjects like understanding and valuing one another, trust, and gender equality.
Before lunch on Fridays, we have a special singing time (shira), where age groups (shchavot) compete with each other to go to lunch first; some even dress up to try to impress the judges. The kitchen staff prepares a large and varied pizza buffet, which campers (chanichim) on dining duty (toranut) serve. After lunch chanichim gathered at the basketball court to play or spectate the game of the week (mischak hashavua), basketball.
As Shabbat approaches, everyone washes up and puts on their nicest clothing and splits into groups to reflect about the week (mishpachot). This week, the Bonim (post-8th graders) ran kabbalat Shabbat, a performance including a Hebrew song and an Israeli dance. They sang "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield, Shabbat BaBoker (Shabbat Morning) and danced Yakalelo. Finally, after some singing, Shabbat dinner begins, and everyone digs into a classic meal of chicken and matzo ball soup.
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| Amelim dressing up for shira |
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| Bonim getting picked first to go to lunch |
Today is our first Shabbat as a whole camp (machaneh), and the spirit of Shabbat is almost palpable. This morning we had extended work time (avoda) and bunk cleaning time (nikayon tsrif) to make machaneh spotless for Shabbat. Afterwards the junior counselors (madatzim) ran some great activities (peula) covering subjects like understanding and valuing one another, trust, and gender equality.
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