Yediat Ha'aretz: Know Your Country

We all know that Machane Moshava is fun and filled with ruach, but did you know that educational themes are planned for each month and each week, and that many of the activities are tied into the overarching educational theme?

Each week we will explore the activities of the week and how they relate to the theme. Here's a peek at today's activity, called "Walking The Land."

The purpose of this activity is to familiarize campers with the geography of Eretz Yisrael. Pictured in one activity is a huge map of Israel. Campers are split into two teams. Each team is given a set of challenges to complete.

Some examples include: Identify 5 sites of Jewish heroism, and have 2 people visit each of them; Visit 5 cities from Tanach and divide your team among them; Deliver fresh eggs from Kibbutz Yavneh to Kibbutz Ketuna (egg and Spoon race); Stand in the Chula valley and as a team, drain the swamps there (squeeze out all sponges until dry).

In the second activity campers completed a puzzle map of Israel and then must complete a blank map.

In the third activity campers played games about the fruits of the land.

Updated Today: Eidah Hey /Eidah Aleph /Eidah Daled /Roving Reporter

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