Thank you so much for all the love and well wishes that have reached us so far! 

We are concluding our penultimate week of Camp for Summer 2021! Things have been moving pretty darn fast this summer, and it’s so hard to believe that we are so close to the conclusion of the summer already. We’ve had a busy week, featuring Boku (The Bogrimot takeover), MBT Tiyul (11th graders' camping trip), our wonderful new Amelimot (2-5th graders), home run derbies, and so much more! Make sure to check out all of our pictures in your CampinTouch accounts so you don’t miss any of the Camp Magic! 

Camp certainly has had its share of magic these last few weeks, between MBTakeover, Madatz Rev, and Boku happening in back to back to back weeks. Yet even with all of these special days and activities that are a part of them, the energy has never once felt stale with them. The reason is, quite simply, the strength of our chanichimot (campers).

It is their passion and their excitement, whether planning an event or participating in them, that makes these days feel so special.

As someone who planned numerous takeovers in my time at Camp, it really cannot be understated how magical they can feel when everyone buys into it. From my perspective as the camp photographer this summer, I’ve gotten to observe nearly every single kid at camp experiencing the worlds that our older chanichimot have constructed for them. Defeating mad scientists, evil school boards, and supervillains bent on destroying cities- all before dinner! While my role in these adventures has taken on a more peripheral role (playing characters such as Gus the bus repairman, Tobey the reporter, and a time-traveling recorder), it has been an absolute joy to see so many amazing campers running the show with such gusto.

The theme of this summer is Spark, this idea that even the smallest act of light or heat can start a fire. I see that theme present in our takeovers and in Camp as a whole this summer, with kids of all ages stepping up to create fun for all of Camp. Spark can ignite a community into thunderous energy, and it really has lived up to that aspiration this year.

As we all navigate the world we now live in, existing in a community that has each others’ backs in the way that I have seen our campers express this summer has been such a big part of the magic to me. It is incredible to see that the future of this community looks so bright, and to see everyone embrace things in the manner that they have warms my heart. As we head into the end of the summer, look for ways that the Camp community can be brought into your lives at home, because even the smallest action can end up being the Spark that we need to change the tune of the day, week, month or year.

Shabbat Shalom,

Nathan

Our Bogrimot (entering 10th graders) have been

up to quite a bit in the last week...

and now they're taking over this portion of the newsletter as well!

This past week we ran Bogrimot Takeover (Boku). Boku was a really fun and interesting experience! I learned a lot about responsibility and teamwork. It was so special to see all of our planning and hard work turn into a successful and fun afternoon for the other campers! Our theme for Boku was The Incredibles, and we helped the campers' team up to form a superhero team to defeat our archnemesis, Syndrome!

We hope that your kids had a great time becoming superheroes and we can’t wait for you to see all of the pictures in your CampinTouch accounts!

We woke up super early the morning of July 13th, packed and (mostly) ready to go. After a quick early morning dance party, we loaded the vans and started our drive to our first stop in Cheboygan. On our drive, we created a new game called “Where’s the synagogue?” We made it to our campsite and started to eat our unicorn mac and cheese. The next morning we repacked our bags and hopped back into the vans ready to make the rest of the drive to Pictured Rocks! We stayed at a campsite called Mosquito Falls, which was surprisingly less buggy than the one we had stayed at the night before.

We woke up at sunrise the next day and started hiking! We stopped at a ton of scenic views along the hiking trail and were planning on stopping at the beach for lunch until we realized that it was a lot further away than ET (unit head) told us it was! Don’t worry though, the beach ended up being just a quick mile away from our next campsite, so we got plenty of time to swim in Lake Superior after we set up our tents again. The next morning we packed our tents up for the last time and started our hike back out of our campsite to the vans! The hike took less time than we expected because once again ET was not the best judge of distance, and we were back at the vans on the way to camp before we knew it!

Hi there,

My name is Sunny Isenstein, and this summer, my dad Jonah is working at a really cool summer camp! My dad likes to take me on walks and our new home is so beautiful and exciting that they're letting me take some time to tell you all about it!

A few days ago, Dad needed some help putting a band together so we could all play music! He took me to the Chemu, which is the building where all of the campers keep their instruments! It was so much fun to go there and even though I was really curious about what the instruments sounded like, Dad didn't let me play with any of them. It was ok though, because I got to hear all of the campers play a beautiful concert on for me a little bit after! My tail was Che-moo

Bye for now,

Sunny Isenstein

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