From Melbourne to Toronto, campers and staff alike enjoyed a 45-minute program the day before Gimel Tammuz to connect with and learn from the Rebbe.
A talk of the Rebbe, a collage of children with the Rebbe, and a presentation of niggunim performed by Eli Marcus and Fitche Benshimon, all made for an impactful, enjoyable and inspirational Connection Point program.
Camp Emunah’s Mrs. Chaiton was ecstatic about the program. “What a beautiful program. We started on Friday and used the niggunim part as our finale for our shabbos campaign. The girls really related to the parts shared and we ended shabbos on a high with niggunim and writing panim.”
As with all Connection Point ventures, the campers followed throughout the talks, answering questions as they went, and were entered into a raffle for some great prizes.
For many campers, not coming from schools that are enrolled in Connection Point, this was the first time they were privy to such a program. “I never knew that I could actually understand a sichah directly from the Rebbe,” said Yitzchak Cohen, a camper from Pittsburgh, “but the Connection Point format and questions sheet made that possible for me.”
The participating camps were:
CGI Parksville, NY
CGI Montreal
CGI Florida
CGI Pittsburgh – Boys
CGI Pittsburgh – Girls
CGI Toronto – Girls
CGI Melbourne Day Camp
Cheder Menachem Yeshivas Kayitz
Lubavitch Day Camp Monsey
Cheder Camp Chicago
Camp Gan Menachem – Montreal
Toronto Cheder Camp
Bais Rivkah Day Camp
Camp Emunah
Camp Chomeish
Chayolei Hamelech
The program was made possible by a generous grant from Yossi and Nechama Dina Katz and family.
