Camp Blog
Thursday June 25
Today in shiur, Chanichim learned about the process and unfolding of Yemot haMashiach – what does it mean when Yeshayahu the prophet describes the End of Days as a time when “a wolf will lie with a lamb” (chapter 11)? The shiur teachers (all 17-20 year olds!!) taught the campers …
Wednesday June 24
Today we learned about Bnei Akiva’s slogan “Torah v’Avodah” which means combining Talmud Torah with hard work, especially the physical work of building Jewish society in Eretz Yisrael. In the daily skit-by-the-Roshei-Eidah on the shekem shack roof today, they taught about Kibbutzim, communities organized around the values of hard work, …
Tuesday June 23
Our morning shiur today focused on the revival of Hebrew as a national language. This was a point of contention among the Zionists. Many people coming to Eretz Yisrael to help defend and build the country were traveling from Europe and brought their foreign languages as part of this ingathering …
Monday June 22
Today in Machane, we learned about the idea of yishuv haAretz, the concept that we should settle the land that Hashem gave to Avraham’s family, promised to Bnei Yisrael in Egypt and commanded Yehoshua to conquer. The concept of Yishuv Eretz Yisrael is a foundational mitzvah in that way; it sets …
Sunday June 21
Today we learned about the Torah valuing everyone in society and how the special mitzvot for the Land of Eretz Yisrael help us, as a society, take care of the poor. There is definitely an overlap between a socialist’s vision and the vision of Torah, and the chanichim learned a …
