Photos: Every Day is Visiting Day in Camp Gan Israel, NY!
Visiting day for the first trip at Camp Gan Israel, Parksville New York.
Visiting day for the first trip at Camp Gan Israel, Parksville New York.
ATLANTA, GA [CHI] — Three Gan Yisroels in the Metro Atlanta area united this week for a special gathering in honor of Shnas Hakhel. The rally was hosted by and took place at Gan Yisroel of Chabad of Georgia in Sandy Springs and was joined by CGI of Intown Atlanta and Alpharetta.
Campers in Beis Rivka’s Day Camp were treated to a concert by Rabbi Chaim Fogelman.
An afternoon in the Rebbes camp, Camp Gan Israel Parksville New York.
Yeshiva Cheder Chabad, Sydney Australia had a Lag BaOmer Tzivos Hashem Rally, Lag B’omer Parade and picnic for all the students, playgroup till high school. Cheder began at 8:30a.m. followed by a Tzivos Hashem Rally, Lag B’omer Parade (which began at 10:30a.m.) Luxury buses brought the children to a picnic lunch at Centennial Park with lot’s of games and competitions. The buses returned the happy children at 3:15p.m. after a full day of Kiddush Hashem and rejoicing “Besimchas Rashbi”.
Camp Pre Mesivta is pleased to announce that we’ll once again open for all 8th graders. “We are actively preparing what we do best!” says camp director, Rabbi Levi Borenstein, “To really care for these young Bochurim and instill in them an amazing summer full of happiness and enjoyment, coupled with chassidishe warmth through davening and learning.”
Full flyer in the Extended Article!
GUILFORD, CT — In a vote of 4 to 3, the Guilford Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) approved the Chabad-Lubavitch of the Shoreline’s application to build a synagogue and day care center at 181 Goose Lane.
The decision last week came after many months of public hearings and testimony by traffic and real estate experts from both sides of the fence: the Chabad and a group in opposition to the development called Save Goose Lane. Members of the latter group consist mainly of neighbors to the site.
BROOKLYN, NY — When the news broke on Thursday of a freakish traffic accident that injured several people at the Chanukah Wonderland workshop run by the Lubavitch community of Woodmere, on Long Island, the story was picked up by the usual suspects: Newsday, The Daily News, The New York Post and The Associated Press. It also happened to be that day’s top North American offering of a much smaller — and somewhat more specialized — journalistic venture: Chabad.org News.
SYDNEY, Australia — Hundreds of families from Sydney’s Jewish community gathered in Martin Place last night to celebrate the start of Hanukkah, the eight-day long Festival of Lights.
In windy conditions, dignitaries including local federal MP Tanya Plibersek and Lord Mayor Clover Moore turned out to celebrate the religious festival, which culminated in the lighting of a giant 10m Menorah.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
PARKSVILLE, NY [CHI] — The Yarchei Kallah convention held in Camp Gan Israel in Parksville, NY over the weekend closed Motzoai Shabbos with a gala Melave Malka.
More pictures in the Extended Article!
In what has become a longstanding tradition, the campers of Gan Israel of Parksville, NY make their way to Crown Heights in honor of Chof Av, the day of the Yohrtziet of Reb Levi Yitzchok, the Rebbes father.
More pictures and a video in the Extended Article! (photos by Meir Elfasi – Shturem.net)
Marking the beginning of the end of the summer vacation were three big charter buses and a truck pulling up on Montgomery Street and unloading young Bochurim and their luggage. These are the Bochurim of Yeshivas Kayitz LeMasmidim of Morristown.
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LONDON, England [CHI] — Gan Israel Lubvaitch Day Camp is renowned for the amazing atmosphere, the Torah experience and packed program, where Yiddishkeit is brought to life in fun and original ways.
Camp was bigger and better than ever this year, with 350 children enrolled from 15 different schools across London! Camp ran for three weeks.
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The second and final visiting day took place today, Sunday. Parents came in from the city and nearby bungalow colonies to spend the day with their children in camps in the Catskill Mountains.
The following is a photo gallery of Gan Israel, Parksville, NY.
Over 100 beautiful pictures in the Extended Article!
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] – Hundreds of children packed into 770 to partake in a special ralley. A handful of camps attended including; Gan Menachem, Machne Mamosh, CGI of Queens, CGI Chama, Machane Yisroel, Pardes Chana, Or Avner and more!
An extensive photo gallery in the Extended Article! (Photos By Meir Elfasi – Shturem.net)
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Camp Machne Mamosh celebrated the first ever Dovid Astulin Day, this past Friday. H.C.S.T. says “Dovid is not just a bus driver, rather, a bus driver who cares about each and every child going to Yeshivah.”
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — Wednesday morning campers of day camp Gan Menachem participated in a special activity in the Oholei Menachem Lunchroom. The campers brought cakes that they baked at home to be judged by other campers. After the activity the cakes were then donated to the Shalom Center.
More pictures in the Extended Article!