Last Day, Tuesday, August 21
Greetings Machane Stone Families! As you eagerly await your childrens’ return, please find an update of the last few days below: On Sunday, the campers returned from a day outing at a local park with boating, ice-cream truck, sports fields, playground, and art projects to another amazing surprise! After a special breakout, the campers were […]
Sunday, August 19th
Shavua Tov from Machane Stone! We had a beautiful & uplifting final shabbat. The Kabbalat shabbat, onegs, parsha skits, halacha Q & A, tefillot, slow shira, chavrutot, chaburot, singing, cheering, dancing, Eidah time, Stone Trivia, Menucha, & Havdallah were full of energy and excitement as the campers maximized their final shabbat together. The ruach, singing, […]
Friday, Erev Shabbat, August 17
Greetings from Machane Stone! This morning began (after Mifkad and Tefila of course) with the weekly Stone-style high energy Erev Shabbat Dance Party! Every erev shabbat, during Breakfast, the Chadar Ochel rocks with energetic dancing, singing, and cheering. Meanwhile, the campers also packed lunches and prepared for their tiyulim. Eidah Aleph is hiking and berry […]
Wednesday, August 15th
Colorwar continued with amazing ruach, sportsmanship, and creative energy! The campers had an amazing time bonding with their teams, engaging in competitions, and crafting different art projects. Cheering and singing could be heard throughout the camp as Teams Shivtei Yisrael & Am Yisrael competed with high energy and great spirit. Every Eidah competed in sporting […]
Tuesday, August 14th
Today is Machane Stone Color War!!! Last night, the campers divided into their teams for an exciting colorwar kickoff between teams עם ישראל versus שבטי ישראל. The campers were surprised by an exciting breakout involving the very chic Stone bracelets that Yaakov has been distributing throughout the session. The colorwar competition encompasses many different aspects […]
Monday, August 13
It’s been busy, productive, and exciting at Machane Stone! Please read on for an update on the many happenings over the past few days. Shabbat is nothing short of magical at Camp Stone! Here’s a brief recap and synopsis of the uplifting, ruach-filled, and dynamic shabbat tochnit at Machane Stone: Mifkad, Kabbalat Shabbat (with dancing, […]
Friday, August 10
Greetings from Camp Stone! Last night Eidah Daled was woken up for an amazing nighttime-sunrise hike!! This hike is an annual Stone ritual for our oldest machane campers (excluding Machal, of course). They were woken up in the middle of the night for a SURPRISE hike under the starry sky. They ended their hike on […]
Thursday, August 9
The Camp Stone Mishkan opened today! The Stone mishkan is a large impressive structure built in the center of campus that mirrors the actual dimensions, colors, and textures of the Mishkan described in the Tanach. It has been an important element of tochnit skits and a highly visible part of the campers’ environment. Today, the […]
Wednesday, August 8
Greetings from Camp Stone! Today was another beautiful day at Machane Stone! The campers were engaged in the usual range of diverse & engaging activities. The range of activities includes: ceramics, horseback riding, lake (slide, trampoline, boating), sweatshop (designing their own clothes), high ropes and zipline, 9 square, soccer, archery, soccer, basketball, dodgeball, beach volleyball, […]
Tuesday, August 7
Greetings from Camp Stone! The campers enjoyed a beautiful night last night at the chutz site, which included dinner and smores at the fire pit, building a structure out of natural found materials, connecting with their inter-eidah “plugah”, and relaxing and resting. They were treated to a star-gazing adventure by Beni Shiller with the help […]