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Sunday, August 13

DATE: August 13, 2023

Shavua Tov from Sugar Grove!

Our third shabbat was perfect – everyone is familar now with all of our songs and tunes in tefilah, in the chadar ochel during zemirot and during the shira at seudah shlishit. The dancing is all coming together beautifully by now as well, with everyone familar with the steps and the rythm. It was a beautiful Shabbat from mifkad through havdalah, and all chavrutot after lunch met, despite a few sprinkles. Many chavrutot take from the sheets that are provided each Shabbat  – Pirkei Avot, a chapter from Sefer Yona (never too early to prepare for Yom Kippur!), delving into a tefilah, mitzvah, or character trait and many many more fun options.  Towards the end of Shabbat, we heard a powerful story from Rabbi Yehuda Sarna, chaplain at NYU.

Today, many of the unique Peulot (activities) and Chugim (evening electives) will be meeting  – don’t forget to check out Yakov Fleischmann’s Camp Stone instagram page for some pics and videos, from a different POV.

We are all just waiting for the fourth week Color War Breakout…When will it be already? What will the teams be? Something related to Torah sheB’al Peh, for sure …hmm… Any guesses?

Machal headed out last night for their big canoeing trip in Virginia. This challenging and super fun trip is such an impactful, bonding, meaningful few days, and we cannot wait to see them back here and hear all about it! They were so excited and spent the whole day Friday packing their bags — and all of their snacks and equipment, so they could leave right after havdalah.

Registration for summer 2024 is now closed.
Please contact Randi Mashmoor with any questions at:

or 440-465-5486. Thank You!

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Staff application opens on 11/17.

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Registration for summer 2023 is now closed. There are a few select spots remaining.
Please contact Randi Mashmoor at:

or 440-465-5486. Thank You!

About the Chanukah Raffle

Dear Camp Stone Community,

It is an incredible feeling to reconnect with everyone once again at the beginning of our 2021 camp season.

We are writing to you today, first and foremost, to express tremendous gratitude.

Hakarat HaTov, literally “recognizing the good”, is an important and fundamental principle in our community. We, at Camp Stone, want to express our Hakarat HaTov to everyone receiving this email for your unwavering support, especially this past summer. Whether you provided financial assistance through your donated tuition dollars, participated in Indoor World, or connected with the Camp Stone community in other ways, together we had an incredibly successful, albeit different, summer experience.

There is no substitute for being in Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania, and this summer, B’ezrat Hashem, we will be back at Camp Stone, in person, in full force.

To achieve that goal, we must continue to ensure the financial success of our home away from home that we all know and love so deeply. The logo on top, featuring the slogan “Stone. Forever.” also features a Ner Tamid, an “eternal flame.” The year 1969, etched into the logo, is the year camp was founded. Symbolically, the overall image represents the idea that Camp Stone began many years ago and must endure forever, always burning brightly, and always an integral part of our collective conscience.

On that note, we are excited to announce that our annual Chanukah Campaign will be a raffle taking place over all 8 nights of Chanukah with prizes for both campers and parents/alumni!!

Please go back to the web page  to purchase raffle tickets and help us achieve 100% participation from our entire camp community!

Looking forward to being in touch with all of you in the near future.

Sincerely,

Yakov & Estee, Co-Directors