Day 10

Thursday 6^th August:

Today was the day. The final Minion Minyan  was held, the building put back in order, and our suitcases packed.

We packed up the coaches, and said goodbye to The Peace Village. We settled down on the coaches for our long journey to the crossing. We finally reached Calais, and after a small delay, boarded the ferry to cross the Channel again.

We were all tired after a jam packed ten days, and used the journey to catch up on some sleep and chill time. We soon arrived back in London, everyone happy to be home.

We’re sad it’s over but we’ve had such an unbelievable time, and all become such close friends.

Thanks for joining us on this blog. 

The Tribe Team 

Day 9

Wednesday 5th August:

 Sadly our last day of camp. We began with our penultimate Minion Minyan, following with our last challenge activity, where we discussed different aspects of facing the community. We then moved onto our preparations for the evening’s talent show. Everyone was getting so creative.  

 

 

 



We had lunch before the site clear up in preparation for our special guest... The Chief Rabbi Mervis. It was an amazing opportunity to hear him speak to us, as well as a chance to ask our questions and take a selfie or two.

 

 

 

 After our visitor left, we had a feedback session with just the participants and Rosh, so everyone could discuss the aspects of camps they like and dislike. This helps us to ensure their input is used to make Tribe camps even better in future.

 

We had our last dinner, and then were blown away by the amazing talent displayed by everyone. The evening culminated in a bonfire, where we all sang and shared our favourite camp moments. It was an amazing way to end an incredible 10 days of camp!  

Day 8

Tuesday 4^th August

A tense day in camp, as colour war broke out! Just after breakfast both Barak and Kerach camp came together to split into four teams, all battling it out to be the champion team.

Activities and challenges, including Pictionary, marshmallow tower, obstacle courses and egg and spoon races, were held throughout the morning, as the four different colours waged a war of ruach, creativity and imagination. It was great to see everyone get dressed up in their colours!
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After lunch the afternoon continued with a three part treasure hunt, the winnings of which allowed the groups to purchase talented staff members and stage props for their team’s concert, which would be held that evening.

 

 

 

 

 

After dinner we had an exciting game of capture the flag, where the kids had one final chance to grab points for their team. The day culminated in a large concert performed by the kids and then by the visiting Community Rabbis, before the winning team was announced.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to team Green! We all had a great day!

Day 7

Monday 3rd August

Another exciting day trip! Today we went to Outdoor Adventure Centre, an exploratory and amazing experience for everyone, where we were able to have fun doing activities, while also enjoying the beautiful nature around us.

We made sure to have a filling breakfast after our morning tefilla session, before leaving The Peace Village for our fun day out. We arrived in great spirits, and had a great time, overcoming some fears and challenges while helping each other.

We had a great time on the high ropes, canoeing, laser and quad biking! We also played some team building games, before heading back to The Peace Village.

 

We arrived back in a great mood, although a little exhausted after such an active day. We had another challenge activity, before sitting down to a hot dinner. 

 

We had a fantastic day out and can't wait to see what the last few days of camp have in store for us!

 

Day 6

Sunday 2^nd August:

After a fun Shabbat, the week began with a challenging and educational tochnit about Michael Levine and other lone soldiers. The children discussed the structure provided for them in Israel, as well as the support systems for making Aliyah. We ended with the Israeli national anthem Hatikvah and the lighting of memorial candles. Everyone responded really well to the activity, and it was a great learning opportunity, as well as a bonding exercise.

Lunch was followed by iClub, and a lighter, fun, messy activity! The teams’ aim was to get as dirty as possible, through popping paint balloons at each other, apple bobbing, egg carton roulette and messy twister. The teams certainly achieved their aim, and free time was well used afterwards to clean up before dinner.

After dinner was a quick-fire pub quiz, including topics on history, Judaism, Tribe, sport and Belgium! We all really enjoyed this activity, and shared a lot of laughs!

 

 

Day 4 and 5

Friday 31st July:

Today began with a burst of energy in preparation for Shabbat, with a Morning of Olympics. This involved the camp being split into teams, battling it out against each other in various activities. There were egg (in the form of water balloons) and spoon races, running races, long jump and more! Everyone got involved, and it was great to see everyone cheer their teammates on.

 

This led into the second challenge activity of camp, and some pre-Shabbat arts and crafts, where we made posters and adverts about what Shabbat means to us, which helped to set the theme for the weekend. We also had a Camp Kerach Challah bake, and everyone loved the preparation for Shabbat. Everyone then helped pitch in to get the campsite clean and ready for Shabbat, followed by some free time and anticipated phone calls.

 

 

 

The traditional pre-Shabbat photos were taken, before candle lighting and a beautiful Kabbalat Shabbat tefilla service. Friday night dinner was really special, with an amazing atmosphere created by the singing and chants. After dinner we had a tish, where we sang songs and had some snacks, which was a lovely way to end Friday night.

 

 

 

Shabbat 1st August:

Wake up was a bit more relaxed this morning, with the option for a lie in or to have an informal, optional discussion with the madrichim. These discussions really help to be able to form a connection with the madrichim whilst also creating an atmosphere where everyone can feel comfortable to ask any questions without fear of being criticised or embarrassed.

This was followed by a short explanatory tefilla section for all, which helped us to understand better the Shabbat tefilla, and how and why it differentiates from the weekday tefilla.

We had a great Shabbat lunch, with more chants and singing, followed by another challenge activity.

The afternoon consisted of free time, where we all had a chance to get our Shabbat rest, as well as another opportunity to chill with each other and the madrichim, and another challenge activity, followed by a Q&A with the Rabbi, which was very engaging for everyone.

Shabbat ended with a fun, musical Havdalah Rave. What a fantastic Shabbat!