Camp Gan Israel

Today Gan Yisroel Parksville, NY joined other camps worldwide to participate in the grand Yud Beis Tammuz Connection Point Rally. We watched a video of the Rebbe saying a sicha about this special day. There was a quiz on the sicha and there were raffles for those who filled out the quiz.

Today we were all excited because we had the first 2 “Kluger” competitions.
The learning classes chazzered their material and then headed to the testing
spots and prepared for a great game. It was great buzzers were buzzed,
answers were answered and Torah was in the air. The scores were close and
some teams won, but there is no losing because when we learn Torah we all
win. After Maariv there was a special announcement camp will be having
fireworks! So we all headed to the soccer field where we watched with delight
as the sky was bright with many colors and sparks of light. The campers
especially enjoyed the fireworks which whistled and made crackles and bangs.
After that amazing show we headed to our bunkhouses to get ready for bed so
that tomorrow we could serve Hashem and have another spectacular day.

Photos by: Mendel Young

Today it was going to rain so we all headed into the Shul to watch a video for
the 3rd activity. As we sat there we realized that something was up, the staff
had a certain grin on their faces as the video started. Everyone realized that all
the actors in the video were sta members! The campers watched intently as
the video played, then all of a sudden “BOG WAR!” It was a breakout. Everyone
was so excited, but wait what’s that the head counselor said everyone bring
your bathing suit we are going to Aquatopia! It was a “Fakeout Breakout!”
Everyone headed to their bunks to change and then we got on the buses and
headed out. After the drive we all entered Aquatopia with our counselors and
had an amazing time. The waterslides were stupendous, the lazy river was
Geshmak and the crazy tubes were… crazy. Some campers even learnt how to
surf on the FlowRider surf ride. After letting out all our energy we went on the
buses and headed back to camp to get some shut eye, what an absolutely
awesome day.

Photos by: Mendel Young

Today was a very special day in Camp Gan Yisroel, we went to the Ohel for
Gimmel Tammuz. This morning the campers woke up bright and early to head
to Cocoa Club and Daven. After Breakfast everyone headed to learning class and
sat down with their learning teachers to write panim. The campers wrote
panim as their learning teachers told them Chassidishe stories and anecdotes.
After learning class we all headed onto the coach buses and drove to the
Rebbe’s Ohel. On the way we were treated to videos of the Rebbe and the
counselors Farbrenged with the campers. When we arrived the campers got in
line and prepared for the ohel by reading Maaneh Loshon and Tehillim. When
we entered we read our Panim and ripped them up. After that we all headed
into the main tent to wash up and get something to eat. We then boarded the
buses and headed back to Machene Gan Yisroel for supper and a good night’s
rest.

Photos by: Mendel Young

Photos by: Mendel Young