Wednesday, August 14
Today was Day #2 of Color War! Both teams – Chachamim & Chashmonim – displayed great ruach and sportsmanship throughout the friendly but fierce competitions. There were many different ways to get involved, including educational and learning opportunities such as Biur Tefila, Halacha Yomit, Chidon, & Shaat Shut. Different sporting events included: soccer, agam, basketball, […]
Tuesday, August 13
It’s Color War at Camp Stone! Last night after the highly energizing, fun, and ruach-filled song and flash-dance with DJ Raphi, Color War broke out. The two teams are Chashmonim and Chachamim who coexisted 250 years after the Maccabbee revolt. The Chashmonim represent the Hellenized political leaders who centralized around the bet HaMikdash and expanded […]
Shabbat Chazon + Tisha B’AV
Friday was a typical day filled with a hiking adventure for each Eidah and intensive cleaning and preparing for shabbat. After shiur and nikayon, each Eidah left for an adventurous nature hike: Eidah Aleph – berry picking, Eidah Vav – to the ice cream store for a delicious treat, Eidah Bet – to the forest […]
Wednesday, August 7
Today was a wonderful and active day with the signature Camp Stone wide-ranging peulot in the arts, sports, water activities, educational activities, nature, and more. There are many different types of activities offered at Camp Stone and we will start to highlight some in order to give you a small taste. For example, did you […]
Tuesday, August 6
Today was Day # 3 at the Chutz! The campers were blessed to have 3 glorious days & 2 nights under sunny, beautiful, & (mostly) clear skies camping, bonding, creating, & exploring in nature. Last night, the campers gathered for a spirited kumzitz, led by Yaakov and stargazing with different equipment, led by Benji. The […]
Monday, August 5
Day #2 of the chutz was a beautiful community building day in nature, and part of a beloved Camp Stone tradition. Thank G-d, the foreboding clouds cleared and the day was sunny and warm and filled with creativity, learning, bonding, playing, & chilling. The campers davened under the open sky. They were treated to an […]
Sunday Aug 4
Shavu Tov! We are off and running here…to the Chutz! Eidot Aleph – Daled left after Aruchat Eser to set up our machane a mile away. They will live there for two and a half days, enjoying peulot, making meals on a fire, davening in the outdoors and having shiur on the grass. This is […]
Friday Aug 2
Friday hikes were as follows: Kaytana had a memorable morning with our Amish neighbors. They hiked to Irvin’s house down the road and heard about Irvin’s family – his 6 sons and 4 daughters. Their day starts at sunrise! Kaytana enjoyed a Q & A with Irvin and then helped him plant a little. As […]
Thursday August 1
Today’s shiur asked the question: how do we connect with Hashem when His presence is no longer as…well, present! The second Beit haMikdash was missing the aron kodesh and the kruvim and the constant fire, and it just felt lacking. Ezra created the idea of reading Torah on Mondays and Thursdays and Shabbat at Mincha […]
Wednesday July 31
Today we learned about the rebuilding of the second Beit haMikdash (we bounce back fast here!) and that it was the Persian king Cyrus who made the declaration for the Jews to “go home” and build their temple. It is so interesting that the pasuk in Sefer Ezra (that the chanichim/ot learned) says that Hashem […]