Sunday, August 15
Our last Shabbat in Machane was a beauty! It was a spirited, inspiring, fun Shabbat with hours and hours of singing and dancing! By the fourth Shabbat, the chanichim know exactly what to do and when, and so they gave it their all. After some rain on Friday night during …
Thursday, August 12
The Edah Daled chanichim, after leading the way in Color War earlier this week, and displaying their budding leadership skills throughout the past three weeks, were given a special trip today — whitewater rafting! They left very early this morning, and headed to Ohiopyle State Park in southwest Pennsylvania to …
Wednesday, August 11
Wow — that was an intense two days of Color War we just finished! And the winner is… Team Yerushalmi! Both teams gave it their all, and both teams’ projects, performances, and ruach were amazing. Team Yerushalmi won by a very slim margin. And last night’s final performances and revealing …
Tuesday, August 10
Today was day two of Color War: Bavli vs. Yerushalmi. Shiur this morning focused again on the differences between the Babylonian Talmud (Talmud Bavli) and the Palestinian Talmud (Talmud Yerushalmi). This morning, the chanichim saw how, in part, the Bavli was different because it was edited later, and was thus more …
Monday, August 9
Something is definitely up around here… There were strange happenings last night in Sugar Grove. At Shekem time a police car pulled into camp, and after a short discussion, pulled away — with Rosh Moshava Shalhevet inside the police cruiser! A few hours later, after the entire Machane engaged in …