Yesterday we went to Kayam Farms for a Tu B’Av celebration. It reminded us a lot of Eden Village Camp. Kayam Farms are associated with Milldale, a Jewish day camp and Pearlstone, a kosher conference center.

Tu B’Av is a day when traditionally women would dress all in white and dance out in the fields outside of the city and men would come.  Then the men and women would find their future spouses.  Today Tu B’Av is a happy holiday we enjoy celebrating, especially after all the heaviness of Tisha B’Av.

Kayam Farms had a special event to celebrate Tu B’Av and love. They brought in a band from Israel and a couple of local Jewish bands to play.  They had music playing the whole time and plenty of fun people to meet. There were a lot of Jewish hippies there, which was neat.

We also went for a walk through the woods surrounding the camp and farm. It was a beautiful nature walk. We saw holes where animals live and a pretty little creek flowing through. We relaxed in one of the Camp’s outdoor structures and contemplated what it would be like to live outside.

All in all, it was a very fun and relaxed day. It was a happy and friendly celebration of a Jewish holiday celebrating finding love.