Camp Tavor

Habonim Dror Camp Tavor is a Jewish overnight camp located in Three Rivers, Michigan. The camp is affiliated with Habonim Dror, a Labor-Zionist youth movement which promotes the ideals of communal living and sharing, in a Kibbutz-like environment. The camp promotes the ideals of the youth movement to roughly 200 participating campers, ages 9 through 15 each summer.

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Affilliation with Habonim Dror

Habonim Dror is a Labor-Zionist movement which provides programing and ideology to campers. Campers perform work (avodah) in the morning, which simulates living in a Kibbutz, where communal work benefit the whole society. There is an element of Kupah, where everybody shares with the community. Campers are educated during Peulot, or age group activities, on the ideals of Habonim and topics relevant to society today.

Schedule

Camp Tavor is open in the summer with two sessions. First Session is three weeks long, with a visitors day two weeks into the session. Second Session is four weeks long, with a visitors day 2½ weeks into the session. The camp reopens mid Fall for Fall Seminar which is a fun reunion which imitates a normal Shabbat at camp.

Age groups

Camp Tavor welcomes a wide variety of age groups. The age groups are: Amelim - Post 3rd and 4th grade, Chotrim (rowers)- Post 5th and 6th Grades, Bonim (builders)- Post 7th Grade, Garinim (seeds)- Post 8th Grade, Bogrim (graduates)- Post 9th Grade, Madatz (counselors in training) - Post 11th Grade.

Shabbat

Shabbat at Tavor is a very relaxed and reflective experience (of the soul). Friday afternoons allow time to dress nicely and prepare from Kabbalat Shabbat. Kabbalat Shabbat includes a unique flag lowering service followed by a trip to Shabbat Hill to sing and watch the sunset. Following dinner, zemirot are sung and the rest of the night is spent Israeli Folk Dancing on the basketball courts.

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