Middah of the Week – Respect/Kavod

• “If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.”       –Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• In our Shabbat morning service every week we read, “Who is honorable? The answer: those who respect others.” Discuss with a friend why you think someone who respects others is worthy of respect herself.
• When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.      –Lao-Tzu
• R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Find out what it means to me – Aretha Franklin

Last week during Havdallah when we introduced the new Middah of the Week, we talked about different aspects of respect – respecting yourself, respecting others (bunkmates, counselors, etc) and respecting the environment. SO many campers were nominated to light candles with me. It was terrific!

Unit A campers were nominated for:

• Always being respectful and a good listener
• Respecting her friends’ needs and her counselors by always asking what more she can do
• Being a model camper
• Always up for following instructions and taking every word to heart
• Jumping to do what she’s asked and inspiring others in the bunk to do so as well
• Consistently being sweet and kind to those around her and spreading her spirit for camp
• Always being respectful and generous to her bunkmates and counselors
• Encouraging her bunkmates to be respectful too
• Being respectful not only in the bunk but at activities, especially Dance Concert
• Always helping to clean the table and bunk without having to be asked
• Always so respectful to her counselors and bunkmates as well

Unit B campers were nominated for:

• Cleaning up communal spaces
• Always saying please and thank you
• Never failing to listen to counselors
• Bringing a positive attitude to every activity and inspiring her friends to do the same
• Always helping counselors and helping bunkmates do their jobs and clean their areas
• Checking in on friends to make sure they are happy
• Respecting camp environment and other staff
• Respecting counselors by following directions
• Offering friends help and hanging out with everyone in the bunk
• Being so kind to Health Center staff
• Always caring about bunkmates and checking in on them
• Speaking respectfully to friends and counselors
• Being kind and helpful to friends and counselors
• Always cleaning at the Dining Hall
• Checking in on friends when they are quiet

Campers in Senior Camp were nominated for:

• Showing respect to a friend and making her feel better when she is sad and when she needed a friend to be there
• Always doing what is asked
• Reminding bunkmates what they need to be doing
• Always acting as a good sport

A CIT was nominated for getting along with everyone and being so inclusive to all of the CITs!

SO much respect all over the mountain!

Shabbat Shalom!

Alicia

This Week’s Birthdays

AUGUST 2
Audrey – ST
Tamar – Counselor

AUGUST 3
Lily – Bunk 21
Emmy – Bunk 23
Yasmine – Bunk 27
Tory – Bunk 9

AUGUST 4
Samara – Bunk 7
Josie – Counselor

AUGUST 6
Sydney – ST

Today’s Menu

Today’s Weather
High: 90°F | Low: 61°F

Sunny, warm day at camp – perfect day for the pool!