In this session we will start our day with inspiration and wellness by crafting tea with Jewish herbs and learning the Rambam’s blessings, blending health, mindfulness, and tradition.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Tomer Moked

Middot: Calm & Composure (Menuchat HaNefesh)

Modality: Engaging group discussion, A quiet, solo experience, Thought provoking text study

In this session we will join in a breathwork experience where we’ll use the poetry of the Psalms as a guide to grounding, reflection, and renewal. Through mindful breathing and sacred words, we’ll awaken our souls, find deeper connection, and create space for spiritual and emotional well-being to jumpstart your day at camp!

Topic: Morning Motivation

Author: Tony J. Westbrook, Jr.

Middot: Calm & Composure (Menuchat HaNefesh)

Modality: A quiet, solo experience,Singing and/or music making,Thought provoking text study

In this session we will practice creative text study, putting different Jewish and Jewish-adjacent voices (including our own!) in conversation across generations, genres, and gifts.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Sarra Alpert

Middot: Curiosity (Histakr’nut)

Modality: Engaging group discussion,Thought provoking text study

In this session we will listen to secular music that connects to our morning liturgy, breaking down the barrier between the “holy” and the “mundane”.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Author: Joel Swedlove

Middot: Whole & At Peace (Shleimut)

Modality: A quiet, solo experience, Thought provoking text study

In this session we will create representations of who we are in this moment as individuals and who we are collectively, engaging in collage, musical exploration, and through building community campfires.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Carly Colen, Alex Bennett, Morgan Morris

Middot: Community Mindedness (Areyvut)

Modality: Engaging group discussion, A creative/hands on project,Singing and/or music making

In this session we will we will use art materials to create large abstract shapes. By focusing more closely we will notice what emerges for each of us. Through this creative exploration, we’ll discover how focusing our attention can help us connect more deeply with ourselves and with prayer.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Jill Stepak

Middot: Balance & Inner Beauty (Tiferet)

Modality: Engaging group discussion,A creative/hands on project,A quiet, solo experience

In this session we will train our eyes to see beauty wherever we look and capture it with our cameras.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Pesach Stadlin

Middot: Wonder (Malchut)

Modality: A creative/hands on project

In this session we will string together connections between who we are, who we want to be, and Jewish values, while also stringing together a physical representation of those values.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Sara Beth Berman

Middot: Understanding (Bina)

Modality: Engaging group discussion,A creative/hands on project,A quiet, solo experience

In this session we will practice mindfulness in nature through the practice of sitting in the woods and recording the things we notice. We will spend our time attuning our attention to the natural world and then creating visual representations of where we are in the vast world of sounds, sights, and smells of nature.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: Akiko Yonekawa

Middot: Humility (Anavah)

Modality: A creative/hands on project,A quiet, solo experience

In this session we will explore the blessings our bodies hold for us and our relationship to them using body mapping, texts from Fat Torah, affirmations, and small group sharing.

Topic: Morning Motivation

Authors: JessAnn Smith, Rachel Figurasmith

Middot: Whole & At Peace (Shleimut)

Modality: Engaging group discussion,A creative/hands on project,Thought provoking text study