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Would love to get positive input into camps. I’m not aware of them at all.
It shouldn’t be over the top in gashmiyus.
Camp ohr shraga is a great learning camp for mesivta bochurim they went on trips after first Seder
There was sports too (after a second Seder)
When I was there there were well known rabbanim (Rav Nesanel Quinn ran it, Rav leibel Katz was the posek, Rav Zelig Epstien was there, and even Rav Zev Smith was there)Not sure how it is now though being that Rav Quinn, Rav Epstien, and Rav Katz were נפטרים
Camp Aguda. Ferndale, NY
Do you really expect things leading to Lashon Hara will go through, especially this week of לא תלך רכיל?
Your son is in 10th Grade and you know nothing about camps “at all”? Where has he been every summer until now, in a closet? Don’t mean to be rude, but most boys have been in camp since at least 5th Grade.
Where are his friends going? Most boys want to go with their friends. (Unless in this closet you have had him locked up in he has no friends.)
Wouldn’t it be wise to ask your son’s Rebbe?
who says it is loshon harah?
CA: Is Camp Ohr Shraga also known as Veretzky?
Ujm,
No
It’s a Torah v’daas camp
BP27’s advice is right on point. Unless your bochur is very “social” and makes friends easily, he will be much happier going where he knows at least a few other campers. After getting a few suggestions along those lines, perhaps check with his rebbe regarding any red flags on the ruach of the camp.
I heard that Camp <REMOVED> is bad in Ruchnius. Then again Camp <REMOVED> doesn’t have good sports. Camp <REMOVED> doesn’t have good food. The best camp for your son would be Camp <REMOVED> – it’s really great.
p.s. I’m the director there..
“Where has he been every summer until now, in a closet? Don’t mean to be rude, but most boys have been in camp since at least 5th Grade.”
Maybe he hasn’t gone until now because, believe it or not, there’s no actual halacha that says one must send children to a sleep-away camp.
we have plenty of opinions here in the coffee room on anything & everything
but BP27 is correct we need background info to help u?Who says it’s a father and not the kid himself
This was his second post in 4 years and in the first one he tells people to come to ramat beit shemesh, so it’s possible he moved but highly doubt he’s in 10th grade
takahmamash +10
skip camp, take him out to see the wonderful world hashem created or send him on one of those traveling camp and he would say mo rahbu mesecha hashem with vigor
at this age, he can work as a councilor at Oorah, for example, maybe other camps also have jobs for teenagers. Much more meaningful experience for a teenager.
“There is no actual halacha that says one must send children to a sleep-away camp….”
Actually, it is a minhag many follow dating back to the alte heim. Chazal bring down the inyan of sending yiddeshe kinderlach to summer camp as part of the machlokes as to whether Orlando or Miami is the preferred venue for the Pesach sedorim.again in late August.CHASSIDESH CAMP OR LITVISH OR A NICE CHULENT MIX?
I can tell you which camps have the best kugel on friday (its never as good on shabbos)
Camp Adas Yereim or Camp Yeshiva.
What Common Saychel said.
Or let the kid find a job at at a local supermarket. He’ll have some spending money of his own and he’ll learn a bit of personal responsibility.
OP, are you referring to a learning camp or a sports (etc.) camp?
Why are you sending your 10th grader to חוץ לארץ
My best camp experience was when I went to ארץ ישראל for camp (in Beis medrash)
MIDDOS ALERT MIDDOS ALERT:
When speaking about camps one must make sure the conversation doesn’t lead to bad middos!!
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