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Monday This summer at camp we will be touring all over Israel! Every day we will be learning about a city or an area in Israel and think about lessons we can learn from that city. Discussion points: Have you ever been to Israel? Tell us about it…. Why is it important for Jewish people to learn about Israel? Today is going to be all about the Golan Heights Does anyone know what that is? Mountains in the North of Israel Fun Fact
Life lesson Lesson we can learn from mountain climbing. A person should keep growing and improving Every day we should add something better than the day before. Share an example. Ask the campers to share examples. Tuesday Negev A desert area in the south of Israel. There are many interesting kinds of animals in the Negev. Today is animal day and we are having a farm coming in the afternoon. Fun Fact The Negev is 60% of Israel and most of it is uninhabited! Life lesson Lets talk about lessons we can learn from animals Name an animal and campers to try think about a lesson Give them an example to start off Ants- Not to steal. They don’t take crumbs from other ants. Deer- Be quick! Leapord- Be brave and proud to be Jewish! Wednesday Tzfat Tzfat is a city in the north of Israel that is famous for art. Today is going to be colour day and we are all dressed in colourful clothes! Tzfat is one of the four holiest cities in Israel. Can you guess what the others are? (Yerushalayim, Chevron, Teveria) Lots of holy people lived in Tzfat. Including the Arizal. Fun Fact Tzfat is the highest city in Israel Lesson Story: Once the Arizal was welcoming the Shabbat by singing Lecha Dodi together with his students. Suddenly he turned to his students and asked them. Do you want to spend Shabbat in Yerushalayim? The students were confused and said let us just go home quick to check with our wives. The arizal immediately became very disappointed and said ‘we just missed a chance to bring Mashiach. If you wouldn’t have hesitated we would have miraculously gone to Yerushalayim today and greeted Moshiach! Life lesson When you get a chance to do a Mitzvah, don’t hesitate. Do it straight away. Thursday Chevron Chevron is one of the four holiest cities in Israel! Avraham avinu bought the cave known as mearas hamachpela where all the avot and imahot are buried. Except one! Do you know which one? Do you know where she is buried instead? Fun fact Avraham avinu lived in chevron for 75 years! Life lesson The stories that happened to the Avot and Imahot are a lesson for us, their children. Whenever we learn a story from the Torah we should think about something we can learn that we can improve in our own lives. Example: From Avraham and Sarah we learn Hachnasat Orchim Discuss some more… Download 16.46 Kb. Share with your friends:
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