Day 3 - Zman Israel and more

In “Zman Israel” yesterday, campers divided into two groups. The first group learned some great Israeli songs, while the other shared in a program about the Israeli election. After a brief explanation of how a parliamentary system works and an introduction to the Israeli political system, campers participated in an election game and learned more about the different political parties and their platforms. Campers realized how complicated the Israeli political system is, which fit perfectly with “Hamila shel Hayom” – the Hebrew word of the day:  Mevulbalim Gam Anachnu – Confused We Are Also.

Chugim (interest groups) choices yesterday included Snowltimate Frisbee, Snarcore (Snow parkour), Secret Mission, Middle Eastern poetry, and a nature hike in which campers learned to use a guide to identify different trees.

Today, after a lively Hitkansut Boker (morning gathering) where campers sang the cheers each kvutza (age group) wrote, we continued the camp-wide team strategy game “Mafia” we started playing yesterday. Chugim today included a discussion about facebook and our use of social media, Judaism and feminism, a group story writing activity that included improv games and creating a skit out of the story, a Comics activity where campers looked into classics such as “The Far Side” and created comic strips of their own, and a second nature hike.

Tomorrow is “Yom Meyuchad” – special day. Stay tuned to read all about it!