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didn’t really think
about it before, but
when I got there I
realized I was
suddenly on tzevet
with all of my past
chanichimot, who are
now amazing
madrichimot. And it
was so magical to be
back at machaneh,
one of the most
special places in the
world to me.

Still, it was a very
challenging summer.
It was hard for the
chanichimot to adjust
to machaneh after spending so much time alone or
with their families. And because camp didn’t open the
summer before, due to Covid, a lot of the tzevet had
very little or no experience, so they were learning as
we went. Plus, for the first month or so we had to
enforce a lot of rules about staying in cohorts and
wearing masks. As a result, the summer felt really
special and important, even though and even because
there were so many challenges. It felt really important
for the chanichimot to have a space where they could
make friends and have fun. The classic machaneh
experiences, like going to the river, or on tiyul, or the
madatzim kicking out the madrichimot for their day-
long revolution, felt renewed in their importance as