Here are some more of the highlights from the fun-filled activities of the last few days.
The chinuch (education) theme of the summer is the ‘Ger’ which means ‘Stranger’ or ‘foreigner’. The word appears throughout the Torah in such passages as Exodus 22:20: ‘You shall not wrong a ger or oppress him for you were gerim in the land of Egypt.’ Throughout the summer, the chanichim will explore how they as Jews relate to Gerim in the world. Tzevet is implementing this theme in various modes, from the ongoing Hatzagah or Skit (called Gary the Ger) to peulot shichva (educational activities with your age group) to tochniot erev (evening activities).
The last few tochniot erev have been both wildly fun and thought-provoking. On Sunday night we had Animal Night, with all of machaneh learning how to be animals and staging a rebellion against an evil land developer. On Monday Night we had America Night which was partly a celebration of the 4th of July and partly a critique of nationalism and contradictions within American culture. After that, we had a late night Aliyah Bet where we payed tribute to the Righteous Gentiles who helped Jews escape from Europe to Palestine in the 30s and 40s.
In other news, the chanichim are having a great time in their Chugim (interest groups). During lunch on Monday, Chug Dance surprised all of machane with an impromptu dance performance.
Congrats to Bracha and Shira, the last two winners of Milim shel hayom (Adir and Phadicha)!
The chinuch (education) theme of the summer is the ‘Ger’ which means ‘Stranger’ or ‘foreigner’. The word appears throughout the Torah in such passages as Exodus 22:20: ‘You shall not wrong a ger or oppress him for you were gerim in the land of Egypt.’ Throughout the summer, the chanichim will explore how they as Jews relate to Gerim in the world. Tzevet is implementing this theme in various modes, from the ongoing Hatzagah or Skit (called Gary the Ger) to peulot shichva (educational activities with your age group) to tochniot erev (evening activities).
The last few tochniot erev have been both wildly fun and thought-provoking. On Sunday night we had Animal Night, with all of machaneh learning how to be animals and staging a rebellion against an evil land developer. On Monday Night we had America Night which was partly a celebration of the 4th of July and partly a critique of nationalism and contradictions within American culture. After that, we had a late night Aliyah Bet where we payed tribute to the Righteous Gentiles who helped Jews escape from Europe to Palestine in the 30s and 40s.
In other news, the chanichim are having a great time in their Chugim (interest groups). During lunch on Monday, Chug Dance surprised all of machane with an impromptu dance performance.
Congrats to Bracha and Shira, the last two winners of Milim shel hayom (Adir and Phadicha)!
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