Today we had tikun olam (repairing the world). Our chanichimot (campers) spent today learning and experiencing ways to change the world.
The younger shcavot (age groups) -Amelimot, Chotrimot, and Sayarimot- spent their pish aleph (first age group activity) talking about anti-semitism and Islamophobia. They then had a pool party, lunch, and a break. They then spent time doing rotations at three stations: painting stones to be sent to a Philly area synagogue and cemetery, writing letters to recently vandalized mosques, and painting individualized wooden boards that would be put together by kvustah (age groups) to make mosaics about social justice.
The older shcavot-Bogrimot, Bonimot, and Tzophimot- had a slightly different day. They visited Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia and had lunch there. They then got to work fixing the cemetery. They did this because Mount Carmel was one of the cemeteries that got vandalized this past year. The cemetery was also in general disrepair. The chanichimot (campers) made maps of grave locations, cleared ivy off of graves, and cleaned dirty graves. This experience was important and meaningful as it got our chanichimot to take responsibility on a place that is an important part of Jewish communal life.
That's all for today! See you all tomorrow on the final shabbot of machaneh!
-Miriam
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