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Bar Mitzvah Division

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BMD Staff 5773

BMD_5772

We are happy to report that the Bar Mitzvah Division has been a great success. And it just keeps on getting better.

Set in its own little corner of The Rebbe’s Camp, the bochurim of BMD benefit from a slight seclusion from the rest of camp. In addition to Camps packed schedule, Bochurim in BMD get lots more trips, extra BBQs, their own Color War, Pizza, Walmart & Shoprite. BMD even goes on its very own Grand Trip. All of the above, in an environment thats sets the bochurim to higher standard, with the program putting a strong emphasis on learning and chassidishkeit.

The head-staff to lead this years’ amazing BMD:
Levi Weingarten (Flint, MI)
Aba Wolosow (Crown Heights)

Joining them will be an amazing group of caring, Chssisdhishe, devoted, and enthusiastic staff. Together they are sure to give every Bochur in BMD the summer of a lifetime. This is gonna be the best Summer yet!

Space it limited. Register now to secure a spot! go to campganisrael.com/application-forms

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BMD Does First Aid!

Have you ever wondered what to do in those Chas V’Sholem moments? What happens if you see someone have a seizure? The person next to you on the subway goes into cardiac arrest? For most of us, these ideas are so terrifying that we don’t dare contemplate them. But not for our head lifeguard, Levi Pekar. For his incredibly varied list of jobs, these formidable questions can be every day concerns.

That is why he has agreed to give a fascinating and informative first-aid course to the entire BMD. Culling from an encyclopedic source of knowledge, the Head lifeguard is providing the campers of BMD with a wide scope of safety and health tips. From bug bites and minor scratches, to how to save someone who has suffered a spinal injury, the course trains the bochurim to react well in emergency situations.

After an illuminating preface in which he described the importance of knowing when to react and when not to, he continued by outlining proper procedure in emergency situations. This description included everything from the initial evaluation of the victim to the the actual procedure for minimizing damage and actually saving lives.The opening class stayed engaging throughout, with colorful tidbits thrown in concerning everyday health and detailed descriptions of the causes of the various illnesses described.

He ended off leaving us all thirsting for more, throwing in tantalizing tidbits of the upcoming courses in the series. The lifeguard informed us that we will be continuing into the minutiae of specific emergency situations and the proper response in each one of these cases. We all look forward to the continuation of this series, and eagerly await the chance to feel more proficient and secure in the world around us.

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BMD GOES BOWLING AND PIZZA!!!

What a day we had! It all started when our counselors told us we would be going bowling…”BOWLING who wants to go bowling we thought, that’s for the regular camp. But when we got there we realized there is bowling…And then there is bowling with Gan Israels BMD. We danced around the lanes and sang songs and played our hearts out,and with our counselors pumping the crowd with excitement it was a real blast.

After this very exciting bowling trip we all boarded the buses to head back to camp…. “Hey MR. BusDriver camp is the other way, where are we going??!!!”
That’s when we pulled up to Liberty Pizzeria! We munched and crunched on delicious pizza and french fries and cooled off with refreshingly ice cold sodas!!!!
After this, and after that delicious lunch we finally headed back to camp for mincha. But wait! The excitement didn’t end there either, after mincha we trekked to the new grounds for sports and a BBQ!

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BMD and CGI go on Bivouac!

They say that the second months trips are even better than the first. This adage is never truer than when talking about the second months bivouac. Although the first month was phenomenal this bivouac we had was really something special.

After learning classes and activities, the campers headed to the busses for a short ride to Neversink campgrounds, beginning an amazing bivouac. As soon as we got there, the staff and campers headed to their campsites and immediately began collecting wood. We worked tirelessly, dragging everything from massive trees carried by 8 staff members and campers, to handfuls of needles gathered from the forest floor.Thanks to the considerable effort of the campers and staff, these stockpiles of wood painstakingly gathered during the daylight hours provided a continuous source of fuel as the night wore on.

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