When we close shabbat at the end of havdallah on Saturday night
we wish everyone a shavuah tov (a good week) before we head off to our weekly medurah (camp fire). Last night as everyone wished one another a shavuah tov, they had no idea what kind of great week they had in store. As the chanichim (campers) slept peacefully in their beds, the tzevet (staff) and madatz (CIT's) worked late into the night preparing for Yom Yisrael (Israel Day), so that when hashkamah (wake up) rolled around, Galil would be transformed into Israel...to the best of our ability.
Like all special days at Galil, this day followed a plot: Theodore Hertzl's 150th Birthday.
What would the founder of modern-day Zionism think about the happenings of Israel today? We sent Hertzl on a journey through the cities of Israel, featuring the music scene in Tel Aviv and the shuk (market) in Akko, we sent him to see different communities within the Israeli population, and we even sent him to a good-old-fashioned Maccabi Haifa vs. Hapoel Tel Aviv soccer/frisbee/basketball game.
Since the day is not yet finished, it is unclear about Hertzl's feelings about the here and now, but upon being asked about improvements to Israel and Israeli society, he replied "Im tirtzu ein zo agada" (if you will it, it is no dream). Classic Hertzl.
In the midst of all of the day's festivities, Galil was joined by some very special visitors: the Executive Committee of the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Galil and Habonim Dror have been working with the FJC for the past couple years on staff leadership development programs like the Cornerstone Fellowship and the Launchpad Fellowship,
while the FJC finds a place in their camping world and heart for Habonim Dror camping. They seemed to be very impressed with the thought and passion behind our programming and structure, and said that they
even managed to learn something in the brief time they were here. This is no surprise to us Galilnicks, we learn new things here every day too.
...Check out, Shavuah tov, and a heartfelt goodbye to our two-weekers,
M.C. SHMOLLY
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