Issue 1 - July 2, 2010 - Gesher Summer Camp

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Parents Corner Please check Bunk1.com for photos of your children. Log in with your name and password. The Gesher code is 9464GE1 Picture schedule: Monday: Pre-K Tuesday: Kindergarten Wednesday: Negev Thursday: Galil Friday: All Jokes: Gary Berger Monday: What did one elevator say to the other? I think I’m coming down with something Tuesday: How do you make a slow horse fast? You don’t feed it Wednesday: What did the baby volcano say to the mommy volcano? I lava you Thursday: What did Snow White say to the photographer? I hope someday my prints will come Friday: What did the American Flag say to the flag pole? Nothing, it just waved. Waterfront: Samantha & Nate Jump, Dive, Slide, Splash! That’s what’s happening down at the pool! Week one is off to a splashing good start. On Monday, every camper was given their swim test to assess their swimming abilities and have now been placed in their swimming group. Just a few reminders: Please send your child to camp in a swimsuit every day. If they are unable to swim, just drop me a note through bus mail to let me know why. Without a note, we do require them to participate in both swims. I want to ensure that every child has the best possible swimming experience this summer so, if you or your child have any concerns, please send me a note or feel free to call the camp and leave me a message. I will get back to you sometime during the day or after camp ends. Lastly, deep water bracelets are issued to all campers enrolled in level 3 or higher who have passed the deep water test. Many campers have been re-tested since the first day of camp, and we do adjust swim groups as needed. Swim reports will be sent home on Friday of weeks, 2, 4, 6 and 8.
Weekly Parsha Dvar Torah: Pinchas Candle Lighting: 8:15 Wow! Ican’t believe we just finished the first week of camp. Your children have displayed such amazing ruach (spirit), whether it’s in boker tov, davening, benching (grace after meals) as well as other activities during the course of the day. In this week’s Torah portion of Pinchas, we read about a leader who is not an overly popular figure in Jewish life or among his own generation. The people of Israel were angered by the actions he took for the sake of justice. Ultimately, however that action gained Pinchas the reward of inheriting the high Priesthood. Another component of this week’s Portion is the second census (btw, did you remember to complete your census?). Nearly forty years had passed since the first counting of the Israelites, and a new census had become a necessity. The Land was shortly to be divided amongst the Tribes for an inheritance; and the exact number of fighting men and families had to be known. Here in Gesher, every person is important. We stress that every mitzvah, every act of good, can make a difference in the world. Sometimes the actions one takes may not be the most popular, but the key, and our challenge, is the goal of truth and goodness. The Torah portion of Pinchas reminds us to always keep these points in mind. Shabbat shalom to all! Rabbi Rich Masada (Grades 6-8) Sports Spotlight: Risa MASADA had an incredible first week of camp!! After some fun ice-breakers, we headed over to Fairfield for a fun game of mini-golf. On Day 2, we split up into two teams for some laser tag fun and the campers and counselors had a blast! Day 3 was spent in the hot sun, looking at some beautiful wolves and having a nice picnic together at The Lakoda Wolf Preserve. We spent day 4 at Six Flags and then headed to the hotel for our first overnight! We spent today at the beach and then arrived back at camp for Kabbalat Shabbat and The Mama Doni Concert! It has been a great first week and we look forward to some more great trips throughout the rest of the summer!!! We have nine new members in the Gesher family. They are all professional sports instructors from Soccer Domain Academy in Montclair, and are bringing us an entirely new level of fun and games to Gesher! Each week we will introduce one or 2 of them to you. Shane comes to us from Ireland and he is really enjoying his work at Gesher, as he is teaching the campers many new skills through games and drills. While he values teaching the kids the skills of each sport, he values teaching them how to work as a team equally. He is having fun learning “American” sports, particularly Newcomb & Ga-Ga, which is a favorite of most Gesher campers, and hopes to share his expertise of Gaelic football in the upcoming weeks.
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