This sessions Tikkun Olam took the Bonimot just down the street to visit with our elderly neighbors at the assisted living center.

They spent the morning playing a friendlier version of “Kickball" that had everyone smiling.

The Garinimot visited some of our closest community partners at a non-profit in Three Rivers called  *culture is not optional.

There, they learned more about the history, demographics and economy of Three Rivers before working on the organizations farm where they grow organic produce to sell at affordable prices to working class families in the community.

After hard work in the hot sun, they joined local kids for lunch provided by the USDA summer lunch program.

The Bogrimot spent their morning working with different organizations that make up the Southwestern Michigan food system.

The 22 Bogrimot split into three groups: Working an organic farm, soup kitchen, and food pantry.

Afterwards they discussed their varied experiences and discussed which of these trips did more “tikkun olam” than the others. Can we even quantify tikkun olam?

We encourage you to have the same conversations!

Name: Talia Yaari

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 19

Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI

Year at Tavor: 12

What is your job at Tavor? Ohel madricha

What is one activity you are sharing with campers? I'm excited to share my passion for alternative and informal education with the chanichimot during structured and unstructured times.

How did you first come to/hear about Tavor? All of my older siblings came to Tavor! I grew up tagging along with them and visiting machaneh every year on visitor's day dreaming of the day that I would get to become chanicha and make Tavor my home away from home.

What is your favorite memory of camp? My favorite memories of camp are of the times when my madricha would be out of the ohel at night and my friends and I would get close and talk until very late.

What’s your favorite part of camp? My favorite part of camp is the environment we create which allows people to be completely vulnerable and serious, or conpletely wacky and fun! It's something so special that has really allowed me to create the dearest friendships I've ever known.



Last but not least, most importantly: Is cereal a soup? Yes! But more importantly than THAT is that once we accept the truth that cereal is a soup we can come to the only logical conclusion which is that a vanilla soy latte is a three bean soup.

Name: Hannah London

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 19

Hometown: Wilmette, IL

Years at Tavor: 11

What is your job at Tavor? I'm a mashatz (unit-head). So I will be in charge of the oldest campers

What is one activity you are sharing with campers? I really love sharing all the cool thinks I learned at school this year, like urban farming. I'm very excited for the kids to share with me all the things they learned at school too. I love learning together with kids.

How did you first come to/hear about Tavor? My dad and both my sisters came to Tavor, so we have always been a Tavor family. So, my first summer I was only supposed to stay for 2-weeks. But I loved it so much I called my parents and asked to stay longer. I've come back almost every summer since.

What is your favorite memory of camp? As a junior counselor you plan and run a theme day for all of camp, and afterward there is a party. At that party I had such an immense feeling of accomplishment at being one of those to bring so much fun to camp. I've never forgotten it.

What’s your favorite part of camp? Washing the dishes. As silly as that sounds. We take a lot of ownership over our physical spaces at camp, and washing dishes is never anything I ever thought about at home. It's so much harder than I imagined but you feel so accomplished after. Also the kids have so much fun blasting the music!

Last but not least, most importantly: Is cereal a soup? Cereal is not a soup because milk is NOT a broth.