It’s Day 2 of Machaneh Choref and all is wonderful! The day started with an 8am kima (wake up), and everyone actually made it to the toran (flag) on time, it’s incredible. All the kvutsot had cheers that they made the day before, and sang them loud and proud. We then broke up into avodah (work) groups, encouraging collective responsibility.
Later in the day, we had our first, and very successful, Machaneh-wide peula which mirrored the Habonim Dror North America democratic process(HDNA). In a few days there is an HDNA meeting on the east coast that includes winter seminar and veida, a space for all movement members above 10th grade to participate in making proposals and amendments for our national movement. Your kids were incredibly engaged, creating proposals for Gilboa.
PISH (peula shikvah) is just coming to a close, with Chugim (interest groups) to follow. Our youngest group, Amelim, made communal chocolate balls today, working and learning together, internalizing the importance of making compromises for the greater good. Chotrim madrichim ran an Identity peula, asking their chanichim to build snow wo/men depicting unique traits about themselves which their kvutsah added to, sharing their perceptions of each other. Their peula ended with a Sicha (conversation) focusing on the importance of judging others only after you have spent good time with them.
Our oldest kvutsah, Bogrim, focused on a few aspects of education: disabilities in the education system, theories of learning and liberation through education.
Our theme of ‘Be The Change – Lihiot Hashinui’ is coming from every angle this winter, and we’re so happy to share this time with your amazing kids!
A little Pre-Avodah Fun Camp wide photo!
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