By: Yael Marcus
Today is Sunday. Us GIVE girls got up, packed our bags, davened and had breakfast in Nativ Aryeh. Then we set off for the Blind factory, a workshop that employs the blind, deaf, and other kinds of people with disabilities. We helped unpack, gather, and put together electrical parts for the use of the factory. We toiled, yet I felt that we had an important role in helping those people and making their lives easier. Then we were driven to an pool where they had only women swimming. When we arrived we ate falafel for lunch (the usual). Some of the GIVErs relaxed by the side of the pool in the shade, and some preferred to swim and splash in the water. Either way we had an incredible time just being together, having fun with each other, and bonding as a group. When we were done, we were driven to a forest. There we took part in a walkathon for One Family, an organization that provides support for victims of terror. Some other camps joined us there as well such as GIVE 2 and Mach Hach. The campers were a sea of red shirts and the terror victims wore white. We heard multiple victims speak about how they regained strength after the tragedies they encountered. We had dinner, and after that we had a ceremony led by One Family. A choir of bereaved fathers got up on stage and sang, and we watched a video about the support One Family provides for terror victims. Then Racheli FrankeaI spoke to us about אהבת חינם and Am Yisroel being one big family. I was inspired by the incredible perseverance and courage of the speakers who I believe are no less then warriors. When we were done we headed back to Mevaseret and had a question and answer session with Rabbi David Katz.