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Wednesday July 8- Color War Day 2
The second day of color was intense – our chanichim were in it to win it! Shiur on color war focuses on the team names. So while yesterday’s shiur focused on team Irgun, today’s shiur was about team Haganah. The campers grappled with the question of moral standards in the …
Tuesday July 7- Color War Day 1
Color war is in full swing with team Irgun vs. team Hagana!!! Kima was bright and early this morning at 7 am. Somehow everyone was op and at ’em fairly quickly. Whereas usually each eidah has mifkad on their own before tefilah, on the Color War days the whole camp …
Monday July 6
Kima this morning was a bit later than usual (8:00 am), giving everyone a chance to catch up on some sleep after last night’s unforgettable night Tochnit. Campers were also treated to a fan-favorite breakfast: Cinnamon “Stuff”—always a guaranteed way to start the day off right! In shiur, campers continued …
Sunday July 5 – Yom Tochnit
Shavua Tov! We had a beautiful and fun Shabbat (as always, b”h!) and are still thinking about the story we heard from Rav Binny Freedman at Seudat Shlishit. Rav Binny, Rosh Yeshiva at Orayta, visited and taught our tzevet Friday morning and over Shabbat. In addition, he led the Machal …
Thurs July 2 – 17 Tammuz
We had a later kima this morning since we had a fast day to get through – that gave everyone a little more rest, so they would have a bit more strength. Our tefilah included a few additions, such as אבינו מלכנו, a special קריאת התורה and some explanatory סליחות. …