CGI Toronto Boys Return Home Charged to Continue Rambam Initiative

In conjunction with the completion of the 38th cycle of Rambam on 4 Menachem Av, CGI Toronto joined many other camps via live stream and celebrated the Siyum. The entire camp session was replete with encouragement and inspiration of Limud Harambam. From songs to skits the boys were propelled with motivation to undertake learning Sefer Hamitzvos. After optionally studying for a minimum of ten days and answering questions, each camper earned and was gifted the newly unveiled special children’s edition of Sefer Hamitzvos, titled, My Rambam, My Connection.

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CTeen Xtreme Concludes 6th Summer

CTeen’s traveling sports camp, CTeen Xtreme, recently completed its sixth year. The two-week camp traveled from Denver, Colorado to Los Angeles, California, providing teens with an extraordinary opportunity to get out of their comfort zones and partake in many adventures throughout the journey.

It Takes a LifeTown: N.J. Project, a Model for Inclusive Community-Building

On the morning that the 53,000 square foot LifeTown center first opened its doors in Livingston, N.J., in December 2018, Jason Campbell, its therapy director, found himself in the complex’s manicured indoor park. He watched as a dozen or so children with special needs played together with their volunteer teen buddies. “This is the best therapy,” he observed. “It is even better because there are no therapists working with the kids. It’s just real life.”

A Yarchei Kallah in Honor of the Rebbe’s Father

Marking the seventy-fifth yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s father, hundreds of Rabbonim, Chassidim, Anash and Jews from all communities joined the 9th annual Yarchei Kallah in the Chabad Beis Menachem Shul of Tannersville, New York. A seudas mitzvah was served, and participants listened to the Divrei Torah of the Rabbonim, as well as a powerful message from the Bostoner Rebbe.

Gan Yisroel Parksville Has Fun Filled Final Week

The week started off in the Turkey basketball where campers prepared to leave camp due to numerous code violations, when in fact it was a breakout for color war! Teams Tevia and the winning team of Kmoso battled it out through the plays and skits, from MBP to cheering, from the beginning this was a hard fought battle. The fun filled week included a visit to the Ohel, and the sad moment when the campers had to say goodbye.

JEM: Unearthing Precious Moments

At a nondescript desk in the corner of JEM’s office, Zalmy Ceitlin sits staring at a video of the Rebbe pouring kos shel brachah. With a phenomenal memory for faces, names and events, and having combed through thousands of hours of footage, he is the address people are turning to for a memento of their encounter with the Rebbe 

Picture of the Day

Each week in Camp Emunah’s BJJ teen camp, campers were notified of candle lighting time by chalk messages on the floor. In true camp spirit, the girls who returned home this week went on mivtzoyim all over the US, and spread the message of candle lighting time with chalk messages.