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SECOND SESSION 2013
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Dear Mosh Community,
It is hard to believe that August is here and that the end of summer is almost upon us. Second session is going strong! Some of the highlights include:
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 Tikun Olam (community service) at First Fruits Farm and the VA Hospital - Special Day Yom Immigration and Labor
- A successful ACA Day
- A visit with our next shlicha, Efrat Indig
- Visitor's Day with the best weather in Mosh history on Sunday
- Tiyul to Gifford Pinchot State Park
- Kupa Trip to Pump It Up
- Erev Maya, a celebration of Maya Goren, our wonderful shlicha.
Returning to Mosh after many years, I am happy to report that it is still the incredible place that I remember. As I look around the ma'agal (circle) at hikansut boker (morning meeting) each day, I can see the growth and leadership skills developing in individuals and in the community.
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There is so much warmth, spirit and dedication to personal, communal and societal growth at Mosh. Tzevet (staff) and chanichim (campers) play, learn, grow and work together to create community here at Mosh and inspire positive change both at camp and in the world around us. The pioneering spirit of Habonim Dror is alive and well at Mosh.
Wishing you all a peaceful end of summer! 
B'Shalom,
Jen
Jennifer Silber
Executive Director
P.S. Stay involved with Mosh year-round through Eizor Moshava.
SAVE THE DATE!
KUPA BRUNCH, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013
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SPECIAL DAY.
YOM IMMIGRATION AND LABOR.
Special Day, is a day that combines a comprehensive and fun theme with an educational topic. Last Thursday was Yom Immigration and Labor. We all started out in the country of Moshuva. When our government was overthrown by a military coup and living conditions worsened, we all decided to immigrate to the United States. After facing many difficulties crossing the border, we finally made it to America, only to be confronted with low-wage labor and terrible working conditions. We unionized and had a protest advocating for rights of undocumented immigrants.
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EIZOR MOSHAVA.
MOSH YEAR-ROUND.
While the end of summer can feel sad as we say l'hitra'ot (see you soon) to another great summer at Mosh, I know we have so much to look forward to. The Mosh Eizor will be in the good hands of Dekel Merin, Gabe Katzman, Alexis Wojtowicz and our new shlicha Efrat Indig! Save these dates to reunite with Mosh friends and look for more details in the coming weeks:
 Kupa Brunch Sunday, Sept 8, 2013Shabbat Dinner Friday, Sept 20, 2013
Fall Overnight October 4 - 6, 2013
We can't wait to see you at Eizor activities this Fall!
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MADATZ 2013.
LEADERS-IN-TRAINING.
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 As we are finishing our last week of the summer, we are proud to share how much the Madatz have grown into fully-capable madrichim. Over the last 8 weeks, they have learned how to plan peulot (educational activities), facilitate staff processes, and create meaningful experiences for chanichim. Throughout the summer, the Madatz have also created an intentional, thoughtful summer for themselves as well.
Seeing the Madatz grow together and learn together is inspiring for us as their madrichim as we've seen their growth the entire summer. We are excited to have them join tzevet next year and have a significant role in shaping our community.
With Love,
Ethan and Emily
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ZMAN METZUYAN (AN EXCELLENT TIME).
ISRAEL EDUCATION AT MOSH.
Every day, during Zman Metzuyan (an excellent time), we spend time learning about different aspects of Israel and Judaism. As Peach Talks resumed in Washington last week, we spent time learning and talking about the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process of the 1990s. We learned about the two societies - Palestinian and Israeli - and about social partnership.
Below is a video that we showed to the machaneh (camp), that is a positive way to start thinking about the wish for peace.
ONE WISH.
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TODAH RABAH MAYA.
WE WILL MISS YOU!
At the end of this summer, Maya Goren, our shlicha since August 2011, will return to Israel. In the short time that she was here, Maya had a huge impact on our community. So, to recognize her contributions and say "todah rabah" (thank you), we had Erev Maya on Sunday night. Chanichim (campers), tzevet (staff), Board Members and others sang songs, read poems and gave words of thanks. Maya, who is not fond of being in the spotlight, indulged the community, recognizing the importance of saying goodbye.
Below is a schmeryl (short rhyming poem) that was read to Maya at the celebration:
We all know who this schmeryl is for
But I just had to write it before she walks out that door
She has been part of Mosh for the last two years
And before this schmeryl's through we may shed a few tears.
 As the first in a long while to be full time at Mosh
We knew that this person would need to have a big rosh.
A shlicha who would educate, while creating her own role
We didn't dare dream, that she would know how to bowl.
A social worker by training, she arrived on the scene
When she found out about the snakes,
she started to scream
She baked cookies for the board,
cooked soup for maapilim
Planted flowers and herbs and painted signs for the tzrifim.
Integrating Israel education was always on her mind,
Social justice, Israeli culture and
the kibbutz movement are her favorite kind.
But she's done so much more than provide Israel education
She befriended and mentored shlichim across the nation.
At synagogues and the JCC, she reached out to the community.
This wonderful shlicha never missed an opportunity
To help others connect to Israel and learn about Moshava
To facilitate maapilim and teach hadracha.
And, if you think the only ones who love her are the Board and madrichim
All you have to do is ask the chanichim.
Who do they go to when they are having a tough day?
Who is available and always willing to play?
Besides being professional and talented in many ways
This shlicha is my friend, who I had the privilege to work with each day
We worked hard to make Mosh the best place it can be
And, in the process she became part of my family.
I know that I will miss her and that all of you will too
And I wish her the best in all she will do
There's nothing about this shlicha that is borin'
Her first name is Maya and her last name is Goren!!
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CHUGIM.
THE MOSHINGTON POST.
Taking journalism to a whole new level, the second session Chug (interest group/club) "The Moshington Post" (published by Mosh Free Press), has gone to print with two informative and challenging editions to date.
Check out, Salad Activisits Sign Solid Salad Agreement and the popular column "Ask Paulette" in the second edition.
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YES RI-KUD!!
CHUG RIKUD.
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Rikud (Israeli Folk Dancing) has always been a big part of the Mosh experience. Every Friday night, campers gear up in their workout clothes - sweat bands and all - and the whole camp gathers on the basketball courts to dance under the stars. While some of the dances have been around since the 1930s, new dances have been introduced over the years.
In the past, the oldest campers had the privilege of participating in After Kibud Rikud - an advance session of folk dancing after our night time snack (kibud). After a several year hiatus, Emily Zeller, Madatz madricha and David Meyer, Rosh Mosh, both Rikud enthusiasts, felt strongly that After Kibud Rikud needed to be resurrected. And, so, they started Chug Rikud, teaching chanichim (campers) the more complex dances that are played after kibud. The chug took off and so did After Kibud Rikud! Rikudei Am (Israeli Folk Dancing) is one of the ways that we show our ruach (spirit) and chevra (community) at Mosh.
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FROM THE REGISTRAR.
ABBY COHEN.
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 As the summer of 2013 wraps up, we are thrilled that over 70 campers have re-registered at our two Visitor's Days for Summer 2014! If you did not already re-register - it's not too late. If you would like to pay 2013 rates in 2014, contact me before camp ends (August 18th) at abby@campmosh.org.
We are also looking for families to host Open Houses this fall. Open Houses are a great way for us to meet new families in a setting that gives people the opportunity to ask questions and get a good idea of what makes Mosh so special.
In order for Mosh to grow, we need your help!
We ask that you guarantee at least 3 families will attend, provide light refreshments and offer a space that will accommodate potential families. As a thank you for hosting, we will offer a $200 discount towards camp tuition. I have begun scheduling Open Houses for the fall, so if you are interested in hosting one, please contact me soon to get on the schedule.
Finally, if you would like to help Mosh grow our registration numbers, please contact me to become a Mosh Ambassador.
All the best,
Abby
Abby Cohen
Camp Registrar
301-348-7339
abby@campmosh.org
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MOSH ALUMNI IN THE NEWS.
FOCUS ON LAURA AND DAVID ALIMA.
 The Charmery, an ice cream parlor,
opens in Hampden
By Richard Gorelick
The Baltimore Sun
4:00 PM EDT, July 18, 2013
Laura and David Alima opened their Hampden ice cream shop, The Charmery, on July 20.
The Charmery will serve the Alimas' hand-crafted, made-on-premises ice cream in fresh scoops and in sundaes, sodas and milkshakes. The ice-cream menu includes traditional flavors as well as "distinctly Baltimore" flavors like Old Bay Caramel, lemon-stick sorbet and Zeke's Coffee.
The Alimas describe The Charmery as their dream project. They met in summer camp, when they were counselors at Bel Air's Habonim Dror Camp Moshava, familiarly known as "Camp Mosh." Laura was headed that fall to Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. David ended up transferring from the University of Maryland to nearby Ithaca College.
Laura has the background in the hospitality business. She graduated with a degree in hotel and restaurant management from Cornell University and now serves as Marketing Director at the prestigious Chef's Expressions, a Lutherville-based catering company.
Davis is the emperor of ice cream. His first experiments were on a home ice-cream maker that Laura received as a graduation present and quickly abandoned. He has since immersed himself in the world of ice cream, including training at Penn State's Ice Cream Short Course and the Frozen Dessert Institute in St. Louis.
 The Charmery occupies a Hampden corner building that was once the Chestnut Pharmacy, which, for the Alimas, was a bit of destiny. Both have a grandfather who was a pharmacist. David and Laura learned, after they had started dating, that their grandfathers were in the same year of pharmacy school in New Haven, Conn. "And then we walk into this place, and it's a pharmacy," David said. "And we're like, this is it."
The Charmery is at 801 W. 36th St. It will be seven days a week at 11 a.m. and stay open until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 
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