We would like to thank the following Sponsors:

Milk & Cookies:  in honor of Ezra Schreiber’s birthday by the Schreiber family

Tisch: For a refuah Shlema for Nechama Leah Frankel and the chesed and help that was given to her at Moshava by the Frankel family

Seudat Shlishit: In honor of Rina, Abie, Ezra, Talia  and Leah by the Jacobs family

Havdalah:  in memory of  – Mirtzah Ben Tzvi Hersh , Ariela’s grandmother by the Weintraub family

VISITORS’ DAY SCHEDULE – 2013

11:45                           Gates Open

12:00                           Visitors’ Day begins – Please join us in the gym

12:15                           Mifkad

         Josh Zwelling – Camp Director

         Judy Daniels – Mezuzah Campaign

12:30 – 2:30                Aruchat Tzaharayim (lunch) – Sit back and relax and enjoy some time with your kids. There is seating available outside and inside of the Chadar Ochel (dining hall), hamburgers and hot dogs will be available for purchase; we accept cash and checks only. Chanichim (campers) will receive meal tickets in advance.

12:45                           Silent Auction Open – bid on items for your chanich’s (camper’s) kvutzah (bunk); located near meal ticket purchase

12:30 – 4:30                Open Shekem

1:30- 3:30                   Zipline open

1:30 – 3:30                  Boating at the lake

2:00 – 2:30                  Madrichim available to meet parents at tzrifim (bunks)

2:55 – 3:40                  Boys Schiya (swim)                

3:00 – 4:00                  Melechet Yad (art room) Open – See your chanich’s    (camper’s) artwork

3:45– 4:30                   Girls Schiya (swim)

4:30                             Mincha in the indoor Beit Knesset

        Silent Auction Ends

4:50                             Drop off at the Mifkad site

       Thanks for joining us!

Visitors’ Day Notes

• Private vehicles must be left in the designated parking area.  Parents who bring packages for their children must carry them on foot or put them on the stage in the Beit Knesset.  They will be delivered to your children.
• Campers may not leave camp grounds at any time, even with parents.
• If you need to leave before 5:00, you can drop off your campers at the Bayit where supervision will be provided.

Today marked the second and final day of Maccabia. After Day One, Team Kibbutz (green) took control of the lead.

After many activites and times full of ruach, Team Yishuv (red) claimed victory by 400 points.

Tomorrow consists of bowling, rollerblading, and Funset Boulevard.

Monday night began with chanichim walking down the candle-lit path to Beit Yaakov Levi to hear a simultaneous slideshow presentation and Eicha. Before and after each perek of Eicha, a part of the presentation would be shown explaining the meaning behind the fast. After Eicha, the older eidah partook in an optional slow shira near the outdoor beit knesset.

Tuesday began with Shachrit and Kinot. Chanichim split into groups and learned the meaning behind certain kinot. Afterward, the enitre Machaneh gathered on the hill to bury the genizah, a long standing tradition at Machaneh.

A presentation on Gush Katif was given to everyone by Revital Shifman, one of the Israeli tzevet members at the Machaneh. Shifman lived in Gush Katif until it was given to the Palestinian Authority in August 2005.

After Shifman’s presentation, the chanichim gathered on the waffle court for slow shira until Maariv. Following Maariv, everyone gathered in the Chadar Ochel to break the fast.

At Aruchat Erev, it seemed that there was no more food. Not to worry, it was only a “fake Maccabia break-out”. After serving ice cream bars, some of which had wrappers containing the message that it is actually Maccabia and that the chanichim should tell their peers, the chanichim broke out into a chant of “MACCABIA” and Rosh Mosh Yitzi Mantanky announced the teams, Kibbutz (wearing green) vs. Yishuv (red).

Hatzlacha Rabah to the teams representing two of the kinds of special living areas in Israel. Check back to see which team claims victory.

We would like to thank the following sponsors for this Shabbat:

Milk & Cookies: In honor of Batsheva and Hillel by the Stadlan/Novak family. (IL)

Tzevet Tisch: In honor of all my friends that are staff at camp for all the hard work they’ve put in to do a great job this summer by Rachel Davatgar. (IL)

Seudah Shlishit: In honor of the 3 Bell children who have been chanichim and tzevet over the past 15 years,    Adina, Ben and Mory by the Bell Family. (PA)

Havdalah: In honor of the Miller and Maimon Clan by Papa and Dada Miller (NY)

Milk & Cookies: In honor of the Bellows children who are having a wonderful time at camp by Allison and Yoni Bellows (Chicago)

Tzevet Tisch: The Silberstein Family (LA)

Seudah Shlishit: In memory of Yakov Ben Yechezkel Agatstein  by the Agatstein family (LA)

                                       Havdalah: In honor of the Miller boys by Tami David                                         Miller (Chicago)

Week Of June 30th- Rut, Wake Boarding, Archery, Bullying, and David—
This week began with an infusion of the tochnit as Sunday was dedicated to the story of Rut. At different times throughout the day, madrichim gathered their kvutzot for a sicha about the life of biblical Rut, whose story unfolded in the fields surrounding Beit Lechem. At night, the chanichim competed in a Rut-themed, camp-wide scavenger hunt that challenged their newly acquired knowledge. The next day began a series of extreme special activities. Eidot gimmel and daled took turns wake boarding at Nordic Wake Park. This unique Wake Park is the seventh in the country and the first in the Midwest to utilize an overhead cable system to pull its riders. While our older eidot were playing extreme water sports, our younger eidot, alef and bet, learned the skill of archery, trained and supervised by a professional archery instructor. In between these activities we found some time to discuss a more serious but important phenomenon. Kirk Smalley, an anti-bullying activist and the inspiration behind the Stand for the Silent organization, came to speak in machaneh. Mr. Smalley heightened our awareness of bullying and empowered us to take action, handing out wristbands that read, “I AM SOMEBODY.” The tochnit continued in the middle of the week with the story of David Hamelech and his experiences in the gush region. Rosh Eidah Alef Adir Feifel created a peulah that included firing a tennis ball slingshot and various other team-building exercises that relate to David’s life.

<p><strong>We would like to thank Michelle and Robert Friedman for sponsoring Havdalah in honor of their children and grandchildren making aliyah - Aaron,Ariella,Dovid and Danya and Noah's first Shabbat in camp.  <br /></strong></p>

We would like to offer parents, grandparents, family members and past campers  the opportunity to sponsor one of our very special Camp Moshava Shabbat Experiences:

Shabbat Tisch  (staff)          $54.00

Seudat Shlishit                 $180.00

Havdalah                            $72.00

You can sponsor one (or more) of these events on any of the Shabbatot during camp in honor of your camper (past and/or present) or family, or in memory of someone who was a member of our extended Camp Moshava family. Your sponsorship will be announced the day of and during the event as well as within our weekly newsletter and on our website.

As the campers arrive at the Machaneh this week and see their friends and prepare for their first Shabbat, we hope you will take this opportunity to connect with them in this very special way.  You can call the office at 847-674-9733 x12 or email us at [email protected] to reserve your date.

 Wishing all of you a happy and safe summer!

The chanichim were taken aback after their first maariv in machaneh when they heard a heavenly voice call out, “Avraham, Avraham!” They turned to see Avraham Avinu standing against the back wall of the Beit Knesset. G-d commanded Avraham to journey from Chevron to Har Hamoriyah via the Gush Etzion region. Thereafter, Avraham, Eliezer, Yitzchak, and all of the chanichim set off on their journey. Along the way, the Satan attempted to block their path, but the chanichim overcame all obstacles. The chanichim watched as Avraham approached the altar, bound his son Yitzchak, and prepared to sacrifice him. The angel swooped in Yitzchak was spared, a ram sacrificed in his place. The first night tochnit of the summer closed with a shelet aish as the Rosh Moshava, Yitzi Matanky, explained the nosei: the Gush Etzion region through Jewish History.