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Agam
lake
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Arisa
section of a pool
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aruchat boker
breakfast
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aruchat erev
dinner
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avoda
"Literally, 'divine service'" (JPS) Also, "work" or "service" and sometimes used as the name for a unit at camp in which campers help with such duties as service in the dining hall, laundry, etc.
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avodah
"A unique part of the Musaf service on Yom Kippur, the Avodah prayers describe the sacrificial ritual in the Temple in ancient Jerusalem on the Day of Atonement" (Eisenberg).
"Service and worship of God" (Eisenberg).
Work, generally.
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bakbuk mayim
water bottle
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banot
girls
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beteavon
bon appetit; enjoy your meal; dig in. Glinert: "Literally, 'bon appetit!'"
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beys hakise
bathroom
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Birkat Hamazon
The blessing after food, referring to the four blessing Grace After Meals said after consuming bread. Referred to in many communities as "bentching," or simply as "birkat" in some Jewish summer camps.
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bishul chutz
Cook-Out.
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boker or
literally, "morning light". said in response to "boker tov."
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boker tov
"good morning"
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Borei Nefashos
One of the blessings recited after eating food. Usually if a "Shehakol" blessing would be recited before eating.
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brecha
pool
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bruchim haba'im
welcome! [lit. "blessed are those who come"]
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chadar ochel
dining hall, dining room
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Chinuch
Jewish education
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dugma
example
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dugma ishit
role model, personal example
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eidah
group, cohort; session/unit
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gaga
A version of dodgeball played in a hexagonal or octagonal "pit," sometimes referred to as "Israeli dodgeball." Gaga is common in Jewish summer camps, schools, and community gatherings and has spread to non-Jewish settings as well.
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hafsaka
break or interruption
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hoda'ot
announcements
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Kab Shab
Abbreviated form of Kabalat Shabbat (the Friday night prayer service).
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kova
hat
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kumzits
sing-along; campfire gathering with singing
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lo matim
Inappropriate
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maccabiah
color war / intra-camp competition in a Jewish summer camp
international Jewish sports competition, known as the Jewish Olympics, held (mostly) every four years since 1932; smaller regional competitions held in Jewish community centers around the world
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madrich
youth counselor or supervisor
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menucha
Rest or rest time
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merkaz
central area (of a given space)
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moadon
clubhouse, lounge
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nikayon
time set aside for cleaning / tidying up (at camp)
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ohel
structure built over a grave, especially that of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
tent (in a summer camp setting)
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Ortho
shorthand, or slang term, for Orthodox
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peula
activity
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peulat erev
evening program
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rikud
dancing, especially Israeli dancing (at camp)
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rosh edah
supervisor of staff member responsible for a particular age group at summer camp
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ruach
spirit, "spiritedness, morale" (JPS)
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Sheket
Quiet!
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shir
song
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shira
singing session
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shomer
one who keeps vigil over a dead body before it is buried
adj. observant, observing the laws of kosher, shabbat, or negiya (not touching members of the opposite gender outside of family)
a member of Hashomer Hatzair or a camper or counselor at a Hashomer Hatzair camp
a chaperone, protector, or guard
a camp counselor on duty
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sifria
library
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sivuv
noun: a go-around, walk-around, lap, especially one done in order to double-check something
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toranut
tour of duty, esp. the task of serving and clearing food, and/or setting and clearing plates, at communal meals at Jewish summer camp
The people given the job of toranut
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tzrif
cabin/bunk
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va'ad
"committee or council" (Steinmetz), group convened for a particular purpose, including rabbinical council, kashrut supervisory council, youth group/synagogue board of directors, study group, etc.
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