Friday July 26/20 Tammuz – Erev Shabat
Fridays are an exciting day in Machane Stone! The anticipation of the arrival of Shabbat starts from Kima (wakeup), where we wake up a half-hour earlier than usual, at 7:00. At the conclusion of davening, we sing the Shir Shel Yom in the same tune that we sing it in …
Thursday July 25/19 Tamuz – First full day of camp!!!!
The chanichim (campers) here look so happy to be back! Walking around camp today, we saw so many smiling faces, with campers and staff enjoying the first full day of Camp Stone Second Session 2024. Our staff (Tzevet) arrived last Thursday and have been excitedly training and preparing for the …
Opening Tochnit, 1st Day of Second Session 2024!! Wednesday 7/25
Machaneh has officially begun! We welcomed over 500 campers yesterday and we couldn’t be more excited and proud to be a part of their summer. It was so heartwarming to see the hugs and the shouts of excitement as kids got off the buses. I happen to notice a second …
Sunday 7/15
We had a beautiful last shabbat of 1st session with a crazy last mifkad, spiritual tefilah, fun with our eidot, and an uplifting slow shira. Shiur today was the culmination of this month’s tochnit. We discussed why Rav Yosef Karo thought it was necessary to write the Shulchan Aruch and …
Shabbat Shalom! 7/12
Reporting from Machal, Shevet Re’im. Machal spent the last week in Virginia. A week of outdoor challenges and bonding. They camped in total, 65 miles on the James river while carrying everything on their backs! They did an amazing job working together, encouraging each other while conquering the wilderness. Shabbat …