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Four Teams, One Tevya
It has been quite a week at Camp Tevya. Since I last wrote, our usual Shabbat morning service was transformed into “Shabbat-o-Rama” with Tsofs and Bogs choosing between yoga, traditional, music and...
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Time Flies…
Today as I walked around camp, I did it a little slower than usual. Knowing that this was our last Friday of the summer, I did not want to miss a thing. I wanted to make sure that the joyful feeling I...
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Meet Our 2017 Head Counselors
Not a day goes by during the summer or during the off-season that I don’t realize how lucky I am for the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of people at Camp Tevya. Our Head Counselors,...
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Meet our 2017 Programming Team, Support Staff, and Department Heads
It was a few months ago that I introduced you to our Head Counselors. As we get ready to welcome our 347 First Session campers tomorrow to their summer home, I am excited to introduce you to the other...
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New Tevya Summer, Same Tevya Spirit
As we finished breakfast Wednesday morning, I stood up and looked around the Dining Hall. I knew that our staff was ready. I knew they were ready to greet the 347 campers that would be arriving over...
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Summer: A Season of Growth
Each year I move into camp about a month before the campers arrive. Although we prepare all year for camp, there is still so much that needs to get done that last month in anticipation of the opening...
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On Camp Time
There is a saying, “A day at camp is like a week in the outside world and a week at camp is like a month.” Although this week has gone by so fast, when I think about how much has happened since I last...
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The Power of Camp
It was just 3 weeks ago that we welcomed 347 campers into our summer home. In just 2 days, 135 of these campers will leave camp to return to their other home. But let’s not rush it – we still have a...
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1, 2, 3, 4 We Want Color War!
I just witnessed one of the most inspirational moments that I have seen in my 9 summers at camp. However, I still have other events of the week to share, so I won’t spoil the story. Okay, maybe a...
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Accomplishing More Together
In last week’s Torah portion, D’varim, Moses addresses the people of Israel and establishes a leadership system saying, “There are so many of you, I can’t do this alone.” He appoints judges and leaders...
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Grateful For Camp
This week in Tarbut, our campers reflected on the feeling of gratitude. As I think about all that has happened over the past 7 weeks, I realize that this is the perfect value to discuss as we conclude...
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Avery’s Mitzvah
Deborah Meer (upper left) from her Birya ’88 bunk picture, and her mom (lower left) from her own Camp YJ bunk picture. I remember the first time I met Avery Meer and his family in their New York...
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Meet Our 2018 Leadership Team: Head Counselors
I am thrilled to introduce this year’s team of passionate, caring and dedicated Head Counselors. Our Head Counselors, along with our Department Heads, work together as a team all year to make Camp...
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Welcome to our Tevya Bubble!
It has been 3 weeks since our support staff arrived from Mexico, Poland and Columbia to start preparing camp for the arrival of our campers. Almost all of these college students are returners (2 for...
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A Week of Celebrating the Courage of our Community
Dear Tevya Community, I sit at a picnic table on this Friday afternoon, measuring the passing of time by the number of Shabbats that we celebrate as a camp community. As we prepare for our second...
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Week of Wisdom
Dear Tevya Community, “Who is wise? One who learns from all people. Who is honored? One who honors everyone.” Last Shabbat we introduced the value of the week, wisdom, through the Torah portion,...
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Week of Community
Friday the 13th 2018 was a Shabbat that we will always remember. I was sitting with a group of campers when the electricity went out. We quickly learned that a car accident caused a black out in the...
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One Person Can Make a Difference
Thank you to Melanie Steier, Our host family coordinator for assisting in connecting our staff with families and for writing this post. As John F. Kennedy stated, “One person can make a difference, and...
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Week of Leadership
Last Shabbat we introduced our value of the week, leadership. Our oldest girls in Birya had the opportunity to model this value on Saturday night. It is tradition for the girls in Birya to lead the...
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Week of Integrity
Last Shabbat we introduced integrity as the Middah HaShavuah, the value of the week. Tying the value into the D’var Torah, we discussed the idea that we don’t follow camp rules simply because we are...
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