La’Suach Ba’Sadeh – Exploring and Conversing in the Field
In this session we will broadly use the model of Mincha (the afternoon service) while going for a nature walk. We will look at the idea of wonder through text and actively explore stepping out and taking a break during the day.
Friendship Bracelet Rugs
In this session we will explore the intersection between knotted friendship bracelets and Jewish camp by using bracelet-making techniques to create floor rugs.
Sports and Games to Get Your Blood Pumping
In this session we will learn and teach new sports and games that can be used when you or your cabin needs a pick-me-up.
Creating Intentions and Discovering Imperfections with Clay
In this session we will get our hands dirty and play with clay while setting intentions for our summer and admiring the beauty that can be found in imperfections.
Acrostics of Awe: Crafting Tokens of Radical Amazement by Jill Stepak
In this session we will explore the text of the Ashrei prayer, create our own acrostics of radical amazement, and create a physical token to serve as a reminder to always be in awe.
Storytime: Fostering Creation and Creativity
In this session we will read two storybooks, explore ourselves as partners in creation, and discover our role in fostering the blossoming creativity in others.
Digging Into Dreams
In this session we will examine some famous biblical dreams (and some of our own if we want to!) using talmudic sources, psychological analysis, and our own innate wisdom to see what these elusive nighttime visions can tell us about how we show up in our waking lives.
Bubble Meditation and Jubilation
In this session we will combine restorative, intentional, and meditative breathing to tap into our desired middot (soul traits) and even unlock our inner child.
Loop Loop Loop Your Collective Creativity
In this session we will use a loop machine, which records and repeats audio of what we say or sing into it, to enrich text from the Torah by adding layer after layer, be it sound or music or commentary or other creative inputs.
Prayer for the Artistic and Musical Soul
In this session we will experience creative Jewish prayer using song, art, and mindfulness.