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Kids
This week is another rich Sidra filled with Mitzvot and methods of earning blessing in life. Moshe tells the Jewish people to ensure to follow the Word of Hashem, to destroy idols and to remember that we are an “Am Kadosh” – a holy nation, chosen by Hashem. We can only offer up Korbanot in the Beit Hamikdash, not wherever we desire, and we also must ensure not to eat non-Kosher meat, poultry, fish, birds or insects. We are taught many aspects of Tzeddaka and how to support the Levi tribe. We learn once again about the festivals and how to be happy on them, recognising that all the things we enjoy in this world are from Hashem!
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Tangram Challenge!
Using all the shapes on the left can you make the teapot on the right?
It was the next day and Rivki was feeling much better now that she had a new bunk with Yaeli.
After davening and breakfast, it was the first tochnit in one of the activity rooms. Rivki sat with her dorm in a circle around a group of tables. The tables were filled with paper, coloured pens and envelopes.
When they had all sat down, Rachel stood in front of the group and asked for examples of kibbud av va’em, honouring your parents.
Ruti suggested helping to tidy for Shabbos. Chavi mentioned going to bed when your parents ask you. Naomi reminded everyone about helping to look after their younger brothers and sisters.
“So, how can we do kibbud av va’em when we are at camp if our mummies and daddies aren’t here?” Rachel asked the girls.
The girls looked at one another. They couldn’t think of anything.
“How about writing letters to your mummies and daddies?” said Rachel. “They would love to hear about your journey to camp and later on, about all the activities you have been doing. You can also ask them how they and your siblings are and what they have been doing. So girls please take the papers and pens in front of you and let’s start writing to our parents.”
The girls were excited to tell their families about their long coach journey, the camp food they had eaten and who they were sharing a bunk with. Everyone was noisily grabbing pens and papers and getting started.
“How do you spell ‘activity’?” called Chavi.
“This pen is broken” Yaeli pointed out to Debbie, one of the other madrichot for their group.
Rivki was very excited to write home to her parents. She was still feeling a bit homesick so it was nice to be able to still ‘talk’ to them. She drew them a picture of her room and of the cheder ochel (dining hall). She told them all about the bunk bed incident and her new friend Yaeli.
Rivki wished there was some other way she could feel like her parents were always with her at camp. She wanted them to see what a nice time she was starting to have. She raised her hand in the air.
“Yes, Rivki?” Rachel said.
“I have an idea….” Rivki was a bit shy and found it hard to continue.
Rachel came over to her and said “Please go ahead.”
“Well, I just thought, could we do a video for our mummies and daddies? We could make a short message for them every day, in the middle of one of our activities and send it to them so that they can see what we are doing and then they won’t be worried about us.”
Everyone looked from Rivki to Rachel to see what she would say.
“That is an excellent idea! Well done Rivki! What a mitzvah! And at the end of camp we could put all the messages together to make a CD of memories for each of you to take home with you.”
All the girls cheered, they could have fun and do the mitzvah of kibbud av va’em at the same time!
Summer camp pt.2
To be continued…
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