Yeshivas Kayitz South Africa has concluded its 16th most memorable summer culminating in a 6 day trip to Plettenberg Bay, which included beautiful hiking trails, sandboarding, surfing, zip-lining, Bungee jumping, many BBQs, Farbrengens and much more.
YKSA is known for its balance of incredible fun and trips while having a serious learning program with many Farbrengens. Throughout the summer close to a thousand Blatt Gemara and hundreds of maamorim were learned between the 44 Bochurim. Many of the Bochurim said they learned more this summer than any other. Some even said they learned more during the summer than the entire year!
The program also had many Mivtzas throughout the summer, including a Mivtza Torah in which the Bochurim who finished Maseches Brachos went sky diving and those who finished Sefer Hamaamorim Melukat Gimmul went bungee jumping.
In addition, there was a special Mivtza L’Iloy Nishmas Hatomim Shmuel Karnowsky A”h who was planning to be a Talmid in the summer program before his tragic passing. Many of his close friends and classmates were in the Yeshivas Kayitz. The idea of the Mivtza was to push the Bochrim to go beyond their comfort zone/routine in Yiddishkeit, Chassidishkeit and learning, the participants received weekly prizes, exclusive trips, and sets of Seforim.
The Bochurim split between each other the entire Shisha Sidrei Mishna, and the entire Tanya, which was finished before the Shloishim in which a large Farbrengen was held way into the night that inspired many Bochurim to take on new Hachlatos L’iloy Nishmaso.
There was also a special Mivtza to learn Hilchos Beis Habechira which was a huge success as well, with the majority of the Bochurim participating.
The program is headed by its Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Noam Wagner, who had the vision of combining abundance of Ruchnius balanced by the amazing Gashmius and fun, along with Mashpia Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Kesselman, Mashpia and learning director Rabbi Levi Tzukernik, HC Hershy Weinstein and the incredible counselors who worked tirelessly to make the program the amazing success that it was.
The staff of this program catered to every bochur physically and spiritually!! I’ve never seen my son so happy and comfortable
Thank you so much!!
out of my 5 years in camps I’ve never had such dedicated, warm, caring and exciting staff!!
Definitly a summer I will remember!!
Thank you staff!!
YKSA really took it to the next level for my child! He grew so much in ruchnius together with amazing once-in-a-lifetime experiences! And a BIG shout out to the amazing staff for giving it all they got and for giving the children a summer they will always remember!
thanks so much to all the staff. they were the best. the summer was a absolute blast from the trips to the farbrangens. #YKSA
The Counselors and Head Counselor worked 24/7 to give these boys an amazing summer!!
Thank you dear staff for giving us everything.
You guys are just the best.
And thank you Boruch Sholom Blesofsky for your amazing Lord song that we rocked the whole summer!
YKSA is an amazing experience, they encourage the boys to learn by offering fantastic trips as incentives. My son went for 2 consecutive summers, it is a yeshivas kayitz that is at the same time a serious learning program and enormous fun in a chassidish environment. Every single trip would be a grand trip in a regular camp and their grand trip is a series of extraordinary lifetime experiences.
A huge thank you to Rabbi Wagner, who inspired my son, pushed him beyond his limits, showed him how capable he really is. All this with tremendous love, insight and fun!! We extremely grateful!!
Thank you rabbino (rabbi Wagner) for this wonderful summer
Thank you to all the staff and head staff for this incredible summer
Thank you rabbino Hershy and all the other staff for an incredible summer
Thanks for making my son happy and giving him the greatest experience