ARAVA DIVREI T’FILAH
July 12th, 2025
Opening Reading – Hailey, Sasha, Maren, Jaiden, Charlotte
All: Shabbat Shalom Camp Harlam
Hailey: Arava’s Middah is Rachamim—Acting with your heart. There are many ways you can show Rachamim at camp.
Maren: I showed Rachamim by helping my friends when they were homesick.
Jaiden: We welcomed the Mishlachat when they arrived late at camp and thank goodness we did because we love them so much!
Sasha: I helped pack my friend’s bag when they were in the Mirp.
Char: I welcomed a girl who was new to camp who did not know anyone yet.
Hailey: I cleaned my friend’s area when they were doing their job.
Char: It is important that we show Rachamim at camp because…
Maren: It helps grow our community.
Sasha: It lifts people up.
Jaiden: And it encourages people to do the same.
All: Shabbat Shalom!
Show Rachamim wherever you go.
Pre Barchu – Livy, Charlotte, Julia, Jonah, Sammy
JC: When at camp we come together in many different ways.
CL: For example, we come together during silent meal, when we all stay silent to help our team in Color War.
SA: Another example of coming together is in song session, when we all scream the words of “HaMeira” at the top of our lungs.
JP: I came together with my friends when we all went on a run around camp.
LS: My friends and I came together to write this piece of creative writing.
All: Knock knock.
Who’s there?
Bara
Bar-Who?
Please rise for the Barechu
Pre Shema – Georgie, Lily, Noa, Isabella, Sadie
Noa: Sh’ma is all about unity
Sadie: During Siyum L’Yom time, I feel connected with my unit
Lily: I feel united during milk squad
Georgie: I feel united during Nikayon
Isabella: I feel united during evening ritual
Noa: I feel united during song session
Isabella: Our Middah of the week is Rachamim, Acting with your Heart
Sadie: When we act with our hearts we form unity
Lily: Whether we’re sharing cookies with friends during milk squad
Noa: making space for a friend during song session
Georgie: helping with a friend’s job during Nikayon
Sadie: bring people into the circle during Siyum L’Yom
Isabella: or shouting out someone during evening ritual to make them feel loved.
Georgie: These are all ways we helped build our Jewish community at camp
Lily: By acting with our hearts, we created a united community.
All: Na Lakum, please rise for the Sh’ma
Pre Mi Chamocha – Olive, Teddi, Alexa, Xander, Bennett
AA: The MiChamocha is about freedom and miracles.
TS: I experience freedom during camper free choice when I get to do whatever I want.
BR: My counselors give my bunk freedom to be ourselves and have fun.
XD: A miracle I experienced at camp was when I met so many new and amazing people.
OW: At camp we get to be ourselves and experience new things.
All: Please join us in the MiChamocha
Pre Amidah – Alexa, Ari, Sarah, Kaylah
Kayla: The Amidah prayer is about community and legacy.
Ari: This prayer has personal importance to each of us in its own way.
Alexa: The Amidah has personal importance to me in the way that I want to start a legacy at Camp Harlam by inspiring other generations to come.
Kayla: For me, this prayer represents the people who came before us and helped guide us to this point in time.
Ari: I feel part of a really large and inclusive community from my siblings, who have come to Camp Harlam and inspired me to take that big step and come here for the first time.
Alexa: Since the Amidah is partly about being in a community, it reminds me of how much I feel part of a community during services with my friends and the rest of Camp Harlam.
Kayla: Even though we are obviously each our own person, being at Harlam makes me feel like I am part of a community and more connected to others.
Ari: My grandfather was Israeli. We are not biologically connected, so I’m not Israeli, but he has passed down so many interesting traditions that I will continue to follow and pass down to generations to come.
Sarah: Please join us for the Amidah.
Pre Yismechu – Jonah, Matteo, Asher, Dylan, Liam
Matteo/Asher/Liam: This is our fourth summer at camp.
Dylan: This is my third summer at camp
Jonah: This is my first summer at camp, and as soon as I drove through the gates, I felt welcome.
Something that made me feel welcome is when they all greeted me when they didn’t know me.
Dylan: I made him feel welcome by helping him find his things when he didn’t know where they were.
Asher: I made him feel welcome when I introduced him to my friends so he could get to know them.
Liam: I made him feel welcome when I let him go ahead of me in adventure because it was his first time.
Matteo: I made him feel welcome when I let him sit next to me at lunch when he had no one to sit with.
Everyone but Jonah: We all used Rachamim to welcome Jonah to the camp community.
All: Please join us in the Yismechu
Havdalah – Caleb, Joel, Ben, Sammy, Adam, and Asher
Asher: Rachamim means acting with your heart
Adam: One time I experienced Rachamim was when I stopped my friend’s croc from floating away on the stream hike.
Sammy: Havdalah means starting a new week and ending Shabbat.
Joel: Something that I love about Shabbat at camp is being surrounded by your friends.
Ben: In the last week of camp, I’m looking forward to all of the fun we’re still going to have.
Caleb: In the last week of camp, we challenge you to show rachamim to those around you by acting with your heart.
All: Shavuah Tov and have a fun last week of camp!