After a long week of new activities and new friends, we are all excited to relax for Shabbat. After some extra time to work and clean, we had activities run by our madatzim (counselors-in-training). We learned about respect, community, equality, and Israel. After our activities, we all dressed up silly to learn new songs. We spend a majority of day, from waking up to bedtime, singing. We wake up to music that Mazkirut (Leadership Team) plays for us, we sing songs after meals, and sometimes enjoy a spontaneous dance party! After each tochnit erev (evening program) we stand in a circle and sing a "goodnight song" to each other.
Another musical tradition, specific to Shabbat, is our Kabbalat Shabbat experience. Each week, a different schiva (age group) gets the chance to perform for the rest of machaneh (camp) as a way to welcome Shabbat. They will spend all week practicing an English song, a Hebrew song, and an Israeli folk dance. This week the Bogrim (post-9th grade) are our musical talents for the night, performing Beyonce's "I was Here", the rikkud (Israeli folk dance) "Cha Cha", and they have translated a song from the Disney hit "Tangled" into Hebrew. We are looking forward to the performance! After we enjoy our matzoh ball soup and homemade challah, we we see the Tzophim (post-7th grade) oneg, a play that parodies a movie to poke fun at camp culture and characters. As a Friday night treat, we will close the night with rikkud with everyone and some tasty watermelon.
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