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CGI Detroit Announces Return of Head Staff

While the East Coast braves the frigid winter, summer plans are well on their way at CGI Detroit. Following the rave reviews of last year’s camp experience, the Head Counselors, Chaim Levi Cohen, Berel Namdar, and Yosef Dovid Schtroks are once again taking on this exceptional task.

Yeshivas Kayitz-Costa Rica Does It Again!

For the third straight summer, Yeshivas Kayitz-Costa Rica was an unbelievable success. The program, under the auspices of the Head Shliach to Costa Rica Rabbi Hershel Spalter, and organized by director Moshe Minsky, was geared towards yeshiva students ages 16-17 who were looking to have an exciting summer while continuing to have a Yeshiva experience.

Camp F.R.E.E. Never Ends

The summer has flown by quickly, and most summer camps have ended their programs a full week ago. There was one camp, however, that gave its campers a few extra days to enjoy the camp experience. Camp F.R.E.E. – Gan Israel of Brooklyn continued until Friday, August 24th, concluding with a grand banquet and awards presentation.

CGI Florida Hosts MBP Awards Ceremony

As every year, the campers of Gan Israel-Florida overnight camp worked on preparing a special and most befitting present for the Rebbe with their annual Mishnayos Be’Al Peh program; together, the campers learned and were tested on close to 30,000 lines of Mishnayos, Tanya, Siddur and Yediyos Kloliyos. This figure includes: 48 complete perakim, 651 Mishnas and 1,868 lines of Tanya.

Photo Gallery: “Goodbye Gan Yisroel”

As the summer draws to a close, campers attending Gan Yisroel in Parksville, NY bid farewell to their newly-found friends and dedicated counselors and teachers at the grand banquet. The next morning they packed their luggage and boarded the buses which would take them back home.

Photos and Video: Color War at CGI Parksville

For two days campers and staff at Gan Yisroel-Parksville participated in plays, competitions, songs, comedy skits and – most importantly – Mishnayos Ba’al Peh. The battle between teams red and blue culminated in the ‘Grand Sing,’ where the entire camp gathered in the Shul for hours of lively song and inspiration.