Shabbat Shalom!
This week was a great last week of camp. Some camp highlights were a Yom Omanut (art day) that culminated in a sophisticated art gallery opening (our evening program), a Lip Sync night that was hilarious, "I am a Schechter Man, I am a Schechter Woman" that helped with gender bonding and camp pride, a dance where campers just plain had fun and boogied down, and a very meaningful Tisha Ba'Av program. The 10th grade camping trip at Millersylvania State Park was awesome; they went on a hike that included a river crossing and they ate good food and bonded around the camp fire.
As the final of nine camp Shabbatot is about to start, I am able to reflect back at what an amazing summer it has been. Sheldon Low, Naomi Less and of course Matisyahu were our musical artists. Ben Mahdavi, former Husky and Atlanta Falcon (Jewish professional football player), Craig Tomlinson from the Seattle Sounders, Sam Fein, a college basketball player from Occidental and an alum of Camp, and Jason Lund, a Kung-Fu black belt, were all here to enhance our sports program.
Although I always report on the special guests and programming that occur at camp, the truth is what makes camp special is the many moments I witness of campers just being with each other. Camp is about making friends. I have watched as kids laughed together, prayed together, sang together, hung out together and worked through issues together. I have seen homesick kids comforted by friends, staff laughing with their campers, and campers step out of their comfort zones by performing in front of the whole camp. I feel privileged to have been able to see your children grow and change this summer.
In the rush before Shabbat begins, I am full of gratitude, and wish you a Shabbat filled with thanks.
Sam Perlin
Executive Director
Camp Solomon Schechter
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