Arava Divrei T’Filah – 7/12/25

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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!