25 Yeshiva students from across United States, Canada, England, Israel and Australia flew to Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine to run a summer camps for 140 Jewish children.
This year’s camp, located in Menora Center in Denpropetrovsk, is the largest camp for Camp Gan Israel Yekatrinoslav to date. This is largely due to a partnership with STL – “Shiurei Torah Lubavitch” – the Ukrainian branch of CTeens and CKids which is made possible by the generous support of Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzky and the Dnepropetrovsk Jewish Community.
In addition to most of the counselors travelling from village to village in Ukraine throughout the first half of the summer to recruit campers, STL used its wide network to bring in Jewish children, many for their first ever Jewish summer camp experience.
“What’s most exciting about this year’s camp is how these children now have a year-round system with STL that they can be a part of,” says Yosef Peysin – head counselor. “Their Jewish education and experience does not end with the closing of camp, but they can join monthly Shabbatons, classes and events with children and teens in their cities.”
A big thank you to Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Rabbi Shmuel Kaminetzky and the Dnepropetrovsk Jewish Community for their hard work and generous support in making this camp a reality.
Video recap of day 1
One of many amazing ones…
The article makes it sound like camp was funded by Rabbi Kaminetsky. In actuality, each COUNSELOR had to fundraise a few thousand dollars. Let’s give credit where credit is due. R’ Kaminetsky can take credit during the rest of the year.
Go Yeka boys!!!
Make us proud Uziel!!!!!!
How about noting that the girls had a very successful camp as well? Of course, the counselors worked very hard, but gained so much from this experience. They should write about this as it is so inspiring–the children AND the counselors benefited so much!
Amzaing video, bringing to life and to the world the amazing Rebbe work everyone in camp Yeka is doing, Shkoach to everyone whose making this camp happen. Kids look so so happy BH, hatzlacha!!!
This is Awesome, Amazing, Fantastic and much more, I love it! Hashem & the Rebbe bless all involved with Great Hatzlacha, Shkoyach, just Terrific, Moshiach Now!!!