Mon June 25
We are, b”h, in a groove here in Machane! Today was beautiful weather and the schedule ran smoothly with lots of activities…Ceramics opened up!! And tomorrow, rumor has it, we are start peulot in “the Village”! We’ll talk more about that special corner of camp when it opens… Best lunch: potato bar with baked potatoes […]
Sunday June 24
Shavua Tov to all of you parents missing your kids! And those of you who aren’t 😉 (I won’t tell them) We had such a great Shabbat, although we needed raincoats for some of it…but we had so much ruach, shira, rikud and good food to keep us warm and happy. And let’s not forget […]
Friday Aug 22
Today we experinced a little mist at camp 🙂 Just enough to be refreshing but not enough to ruin our plans for everyone’s hikes. Phew!! After making sandwiches and choosing snacks (done to a very beloved soundtrack of songs), the chanichim left breakfast for a shortened shiur period. Fridays will be a little different shiur […]
Thursday Aug 21
Today we all learned about the question of how does Zionism really work? Do we try to actively return after 2,000 years of exile or wait for Hashem to send a Messianic figure to bring everyone home? The chanichim read some opinions and talked it out. Since everyone is done unpacking, the day was spent […]
Wednesday Aug 20
In Machane Stone, the chanichim start their day (after mifkad, tefillah and breakfast, of course) with shiur. Each group is small, with just 6-8 kids. Today, they spent time getting to know each other and their shiur teacher (a member of our beit midrash or another staff member that asked to teach shiur) and then […]
And we’re back…Opening Day!!!
Reporting live from Moshevet Shivat Zion!! It’s like we all never left!! Your children ran off those buses and greeted their friends with the biggest hugs and shrieks! Some shy ones just said hi and started talking. And the new ones were welcomed by their madrichim and madrichot and introduced to the old timers. (And […]
Monday July 17 – Final Day
Every bunk had three final peulot today – for many bunks their madrichim requested the favorite activity one more time! After a routine morning, we all got ready for the big “flashmob” dance that we have been practicing for all month. Each bunk has had a peulah where they leaned the steps and hand motions, […]
Sunday July 16
Shavua Tov!! Last night, after havdalah, while most eidot had the routine fun night peulot – night swim (a favorite!), sports, climbing wall etc etc Machal met Eidah Daled on the basketball court for the annual highly-anticipated basketball game. The girls was a…total blowout…Machal really showed Eidah Daled girls something!! Kol Hakavod on an amazing […]
Friday July 14
We had a great-weather day and each Eidah had a fun hike and a wonderful time together outside: Aleph hiked to “town” i.e. to the park and stores in Sugar Grove, nearby Vav hiked the trail near camp that ends at our lake 🙂 Bet hiked (and cheated a little with a bus) and enjoyed […]
Thursday July 13
We all spent the day at amusements parks 🙂 Machal was at Hershey Park and Eidot Aleph-Gimmel were at our local Midway, along Lake Chautauqua ! Eidah Daled was doing their own thing…they woke up early and headed out for yet another special Eidah Daled rite of passage: the white water rafting trip! We all […]