Month: August 2013 – ל׳ באב ה׳תשע״ג

Last week the oldest division completed phase one of a very special activity with each camper handcrafting their own screen printed t-shirt.  Today the oldest division completed phase two of this activity. The activity began with the division hiking up to the ‘new grounds’ where they were split up into groups divided into different colors. The rules of the game were explained, with the main point being that at a predetermined time the signal would be given and each team would race into the center of the field, with the objective being to color the other team with their team’s special powder paint color.

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Bunk Aleph enjoying a fun late night making Nachos.

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The last few weeks have been very busy in the Gan Yisroel Elite Program, below we present you a small recap:

Week 5 of camp the focus was on Ahavas Yisroel. The week began with the usual Gan Yisroel Elite assembly which included a phone conference with Rabbi Aryeh Kaltman, shliach to Columbus Ohio. Rabbi Kaltman spoke of the importance of Ahavas Yisroel and how the Rebbe exemplified this. Week 6 focused on the role of a Chossid and the hiskashrus that one needs to maintain by learning the Rebbe’s Torah, a special video was shown mentioning these points. Finally this week, Week 7 begins the a focus on Tefillah. Several videos were shown about the importance of Davening and how the Rebbe davened, extra points will be awarded for those who make sure to put extra effort into their davening.

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Last week we bought you a report about Talent Night in CGI, This past Tuesday night the finalists from last week performed and competed for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in the Gan Yisroel Talent Awards. In 3rd place came Dovid Deitsch & Mendel Volovik who performed a dazzling array of acrobatic acts. 2nd place went Avraham Freeman who sang a beatiful rendition of ‘Cry No More’ by Yaakov Shwekey . Finally in 1st place came Mendel Halperin who sang a beautiful rendition of Vehi Sheomdo also by Yaakov Shwekey. Congratulations to all the winners.

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The entire Camp Gan Israel enjoyed a spectacular overnight Monday night. Each Bunk prepared their own campsite, collected wood for a fire, made a BBQ and sang camp songs late into the night. After a quick cleanup and pack up on Tuesday morning everyone headed back to camp for another glorious day in Gan Israel.

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Camp Gan Israel would like to wish a very big Mazal Tov to HC Nochum Schapiro on the occasion of his birthday. We wish much Hatzlocho in all his future endeavors.

Introduced for the very first time this year, we present you the beautifully designed  map of the Gan Yisroel campgrounds.

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