Pool Parties, Pirates and Peulot

Camp got a whole lot smaller today as the Tzophim and Bonim headed to Tobyhanna State Park for tiyul! During the trip they hiked around a lake, ate lunch on the beach, and ended with a swim. It was a beautiful day for the Tzophim and Bonim!

Even with two shchavot missing, the fun didn't die down at Galil. The Bogrim and the Amelim joined together for a pool party, the Chotrim had pirate day, and the Sayarim learned about the other machanot of Habonim Dror and how to stay involved during the year!

For tochnit erev tonight, we will be introducing Tisha B'av by splitting into shchavot for a peula about the roots and implications of baseless hatred. Tomorrow, we will be leading special programming around Tisha B'av, a day which commemorates the destruction of the First and Second Temples. The theme of the day revolves around questions of Jewish divisiveness within the community, and the ramifications of in-fighting and hatred between Jewish people. Tomorrow the chanichim will explore both these dilemmas, as well as create meaningful alternatives to empower cohesive Jewish communities.