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“It matters not what someone is born, but what they grow to be.”

Last week, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter came to 600 Lac La Belle Drive and transformed OSRUI into Hogwarts School of Wizarding and Wizardy for our Maccabiah games, known to muggles as color wars, and held our own Tri-wizard Tournament of skill and game under the strict supervision and direction, not of a goblet of fire,  but of our own Zach Frishcer!

After an incredible display of magic from our wizarding alum Danny Dubin, we split the camp, chanichim (campers) and tzevet (staff) into various houses and colors:

“By Gryffindor (adom (Red Team), the bravest were
Prized far beyond the rest;

For Ravenclaw (kachol (Blue Team) , the cleverest
Would always be the best;

For Hufflepuff (zahov (Yellow Team), hard workers were
Most worthy of admission;

And power-hungry Slytherin (yarok (Green Team)
Loved those of great ambition.”

Led by our prefects (team leaders) from Chalutzim, the camp competed in a variety of games from quidditch, to gaga, capture the flag, to basketball, dancing, singing, and cheering competitions, water sports and games, matzo ball, and a giant, all camp, meshuganah relay race consisting of over 35 stations!  The relay race consisted of kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, eggs, soccer balls, basketballs, frisbees, paper airplanes, table settings, bikes, wheelbarrows, hockey sticks, pies, water balloons, human knots, tennis balls, archery, exercise balls, fire building, and etgar!

After all the fire, dust, sweat, smiles, screams,  lost voices, and laughs had subsided, the zahov team was declared the winner!

“We are only as strong as we are united, as weak as we are divided.”