Translation: Welcome to Israel, folks! Yesterday Machaneh Galil was transported magically to the land of milk and honey. Except miniaturized. The day started out with a live stream of the popular Israeli radio station GalGalatz, followed by a kibbutz-style breakfast with Shakshouka, an Israeli dish composed of peppers, tomatoes, and eggs. Afterwards we had a round robin with stations based loosely on tasks one would have at an old-fashioned kibbutz, such as mail-sorting and painting a mural. Achla!
To cool off and rejuvenate, we had a glorious mud fight with Dead Sea mud, famous for its healing properties. After rinsing off we went to lunch, where we ate chummus dishes, pita, and falafel, staple dishes as any Israeli will tell you.
Soccer matches are always fun, but kadur regel matches are even more so. The kids were split into different Israeli soccer teams and faced off, foot on foot. The games got pretty intense, and everyone had plenty of kef. After the soccer match we had a parade that led into a Purim carnival of sorts, with stations such as "Anything for Hamentaschen!" and a homemade version of the Israeli snack called Milki, chocolate pudding with whipped cream on top.
The tone became more mellow in the late afternoon, where each schichva discussed development towns and their issues. Development towns are Jewish settlements built in the 1950s which fare very poorly economically and have many immigrants from Arab countries. Afterwards we had a tekes masuot, a ceremony where each schichva shared thoughts about their hopes for the coming year.
In the evening we brought all the kids to Eilat, where they had a fantastic pool party featuring Israeli party music. After such a long and kef-filled journey, it was time to return back to Galil and get some rest. We're all super excited for our final regular day of first session on Thursday. Laila tov, readers.
L'hitraot,
Alon
achla! - cool!
kadur regel - football (soccer for you Americans)
kef - fun
tekes - ceremony
l'hitraot - see you later
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