Shalom Galil Parents! Yesterday was Yom Meyuchad (special day), when we change the schedule and run a number of entirely different and fun activities. This session’s Yom Meyuchad was themed around the Passover story, but instead of the traditional story, all the characters were represented by Galil administration. Debbie Cohen, representing Moses, led the chanichim (kids) out of the clutches of the evil pharaoh Ruth Stevens, who by day is Rosh Machaneh (head of the camp).

The Passover story was told over the course of the entire day, through a number of skits featuring no less than fourteen pop and Broadway songs with lyrics adapted to the story. In the morning the entire Machaneh participated in a round-robin activity with different stations designed to represent aspects of the Passover story. The kids parted the Red Sea at the basketball court, and had matza ball soup, kugel and roast beef at their dinner-time Seder. At night the kids smashed a golden calf piñata at their mesiba (party) celebrating the escape from Egypt. Candy poured forth.

Till Tomorrow,

Dusty and Nora