The Bonim are back and had a great time on their hiking/camping trip (tiyul)! They went to Ricketts Glen, a state park in Pennsylvania. They spent the day by the lake which was great because it was so hot today!
Today at Machaneh to keep cool the Bogrim had a water fight during workshops (sadnaot). They played water games and had a sponge fight on the basketball court before sitting down and learning about the garden (gan). Also, throughout the day we had sprinklers, misters and fans set up near the indoor spaces around Machaneh to keep it cooler. The pool has been the place to go lately during these hot temperatures. Today during free swim record numbers of chanichim made their way to the pool. And of course all of the chanichim were really excited for instructional swim today!
Although today has been really fun, tonight is the night that every chanich has been waiting for...ZAP! Zap is a game we play for evening activity (tochnit erev) once a summer and it’s one of the most anticipated nights. Zap is played at night because the object of the game is to not be seen. The chanichim are told to dress in all black after dinner and some chanichim go as far as painting their faces and arms black! Everyone starts at the refet and the object of the game is to get to the other side of machaneh. The trick is that there are machrichim and madatzim scattered around machaneh in various places with flash lights. If they see any chanichim trying to get past them they quickly shine their flashlight on the chanichim and say “Zap, go back.” The chanichim then need to go back to the last check point that they made it to.
The chanichim have no idea that tonight is Zap, but when they find out after dinner they will all be ecstatic! Hopefully this year many chanichim make it to the end!
Check back tomorrow!
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