After dinner the chanichim (campers) all change into “arukim v’arukot” -long sleeve shirts and long pants – to guard against both bug bites and temperature changes. I do the same, but for a different reason. This summer, I’m connected to Avodah Corps, the rising...
It has been a great session so far in Gesher Bet! The chanichim (campers) arrived last week ready to participate in all that Gesher has to offer. From Maccabiah break, to the camp-wide 4th of July barbecue, to celebrating Shabbat together, to our two chugim...
The chanichim (campers) who live together in the unit known as Kibbutz HaTzofim took a field trip to the Logic Puzzle Museum in Burlington, WI. Upon first glance, it would have seemed like magic would be the only way to solve some of these fun puzzles that surrounded...
The Walt Disney Company brands its theme parks as “The Happiest Place on Earth.” Perhaps that’s so for those who seek their thrills from roller coasters and animatronic animals, but as far as we’re concerned, the happiest place on earth is at Olin-Sang-Ruby Union...
At face value, Chalutzim is purely a language program. On first glance, it appears that there’s nothing more that chanichim (campers) do in our beautiful eidah (unit) other than speak Hebrew and learn about Israel. And while these are both wonderful things, the...
