YACHAD Blog

As we all know Thursdays are trip days! This Thursday we had a great time bowling, going out for pizza, and then shopping in the dollar store. Liberty Lanes was full of achdus and ruach as Kesher bowled and danced. No matter what our score was-the score for fun was 100++! We then had a delicious pizza lunch at Kosher Pizza Palace. […]

Thursday morning each Kesher camper and staff member was dressed bright and early in her orange camp shirt. The first stop of the day was roller skating. For many of our campers this was the first time skating. With encouragement and support from the staff each girl had a great time. After about half an hour a circle of counselors and campers formed […]

Camper-counselor switch day broke out Wednesday morning when each camper was woken up by her counselor dressed like her. You can imagine the looks of surprise! The day continued with many counselor-camper races and activities and a smashing talent show.

What a fantastic first trip we had!! We started out at Kelders’s Farm. There, we milked Annabelle, the cow, fed all the animals, and picked fresh snap peas. After eating a picnic lunch and taking group pictures in the sun, we headed out to Shoprite to buy healthy fruits and vegetables. When we got back to camp each division made a […]

We woke up on Sunday to a gray, rainy morning. Despite the weather, the atmosphere was charged with excitement. Every single counselor was waiting with bated breath to meet her camper. B”H, the rain did not put a damper on our campers’ arrival, and they were all greeted with cheering and singing. The rainy weather continued all week, […]

Kesher staff enjoyed a wonderful Shabbos of various training workshops and inspiration. Workshops were given by Chashie Krupka- Camp Director, Chani Zlotowitz- Camp Nurse, Raizy Weiss- BCBA, Leah Elyakin- Head Counselor, Rabbi Greenwald- Camp Sternberg Director, Mr. Perkel, CEO of SHMA, Camps Rabbi Rakove, Camp Rav, and Rabbi Krupka. By the end of Shabbos, all the staff […]