| |  | Last week’s return to “the beginning” of our Torah cycle started, of course, with the first word: “Bereshit.” Our sages ask the question of why the Torah starts with the letter “Bet” rather than with the letter “Aleph,” and this week I encountered a very nice interpretation from Bereshit Rabbah: “Rabbi Yonah said in the name of Rabbi Levi: Why was the world created with a "bet"? Just as a bet is closed on all sides and open in the front, so you are not permitted to say, ‘What is beneath? What is above? What came before?’” The shape of the letter Bet has three closed sides and one wide-open side, opening the Torah facing all the letters, words, chapters, and books that follow. While we have just spent many weeks focused on looking back and reflecting, it’s now time to begin again and to point ourselves forward, just like the opening of the letter Bet. This is our chance to stop worrying about what came before, and to open ourselves up to the incredible potential and possibilities of the year ahead. What does this mean for our Camp Yavneh community and staff team? It means we are moving full-steam ahead to Kayitz (Summer) 2023, including: - Our 2023 summer camp enrollment process, with many aydot already close to full!!
- Opening the 2023 Tzevet (staff) application next week, which will formally kick off our process of pulling together the absolute best team of madrichim, rashei aydot, and mumchim (program specialists) for next summer.
- Active work on the itinerary and program for Na’aleh, our Leadership Seminar in Israel.
- Initial planning for some winter and spring Yavneh community events and opportunities.
The day after Simchat Torah, I traveled up to New England for: - Visits with campers and staff members at both Schechter Boston and Gann Academy.
- Our first in-person Yavneh Board meeting (albeit hybrid with some members still “zooming in”) since before the pandemic.
- The annual JCamp180 Conference, organized by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. (Thank you to my amazing teacher Rae Ringel –who also happens to be a proud Yavneh parent – for sharing the Bereshit Rabbah source as a part of her keynote address at the conference!)
In the coming weeks and months I look forward to speaking with many prospective new parents, interviewing new and returning staff applicants, and visiting with many more of our campers in Boston, DC, New York, and Israel. The Camp Yavneh team is wide-open to next summer’s exciting and inspiring potential and possibilities, and we look forward to keeping you updated as we move forward! Shabbat Shalom, | |  | | Jane-Rachel Schonbrun, Director
Camp Yavneh | | | |  | | |  | General Registration for Kayitz 2023 Is Open & Join Us On November 7th For An Info Session! | Registration is open to everyone and applications are coming in! Be sure to apply soon or click on the picture above for more information! | Join us for an "Info Session" at the Newton, MA, home of a current Yavneh family on Monday, November 7th, at 6:30 pm. Parents and prospective campers (age 7-10) are invited. Kosher pizza dinner will be served! Click here to RSVP by Sunday, November 6 (We will send all registered attendees the exact address.) Any questions? Contact Tammy at 617-431-1735 or tammy@campyavneh.org. | Key Summer 2023 Dates: Kerem: Monday, June 26 - Tuesday, August 15 Full Summer: Wednesday, June 28 - Tuesday, August 15 Session I: Wednesday, June 28 - Sunday, July 23 Session II: Tuesday, July 25 - Tuesday, August 15 | | | | | |  | We Are Thrilled To Share Some Updates For Na'aleh 2023! Na'aleh is Camp Yavneh's leadership seminar in Israel for rising 12th graders. For more information about Na'aleh click here. (1) INFO SESSION 11/9: Over the course of the year we will have several zoom meetings in preparation for the summer. Our first meeting, meant for both parents and campers, will be on Wednesday, November 9th at 8 PM ET on Zoom. To attend, please register here. If you are unable to attend we will record the meeting and share after.
(2) PROGRAM DATES: Our tentative dates for Na’aleh 2023 are June 23 - August 3. The summer experience will begin with the group spending Shabbat together at Camp Yavneh, and then they will travel as a group to the airport for a departure on Sunday, June 25th.
(3) ITINERARY: We are in the process of working on flights and the itinerary. We received great feedback from our Na’aleh 2022 participants, and are incorporating it into our 2023 program. An initial itinerary and the trip tuition cost will be available by late-November. As we continue to tweak the program and the itinerary in the coming months, we will keep you posted with changes and updates.
(5) ENROLLMENT DEADLINE: Our Na'aleh application will open following the Nov. 9th info session, and the deadline for enrollment is February 1, 2023. Families can apply for financial assistance (through the same procedure as camp, via FACTS). When you apply, you will be required to pay a non-refundable $800 deposit, and we will give you an option of payment schedules for the balance. At the info session we should also have initial details about additional funding opportunities available to many of our campers.
(6) CAMPERS WHO LIVE IN ISRAEL: We hope that the Israeli members of Kerem 2022 will join the Na'aleh program. There will be an adjusted price for the land-only portion of the program, and we will be in touch as soon as details are confirmed. Please reach out if you have questions. | | | | Kol Yavneh Becca Winograd (K'18, K'22) Hi! My name is Becca Winograd and I was a member of K’18, and more recently a member of K’22. I had the pleasure of being a madricha (counselor) for the most wonderful, talented, and special group of kids this past summer.... | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | Mazal Tov To The Following Campers Who Are Celebrating Their B’nai Mitzvahs In October: Assaf Duker (Arayot), Shalev Cammy (Arayot), Thomas Rubin (Kfirim), Judah Levin (Kfirim), Michal Kulkin (Kfirim), Noah Sunshine (Arayot), Eitan Goodman (Kfirim), Yair Cohen (Kfirim), Eliora Ancowitz (Kfirim) Yom Huldedet Sameach To Our Chanichim Celebrating October Birthdays: October 2 - Hallel Zipkin-Dzik (Gurim), Tehilla Sadeh (Arayot); October 3 - Noah Sunshine (Arayot); October 4 - Lelo Septimus (Arayot), Mica Farstrup (Maalot); October 5 - Lyla Covit (Gurim), Oriya Deutsch (Gefen); October 6 - Elad Racin (Maalot), Evan Bourkoff (Maalot), Lily Allerhand (Leviim); October 8 - Jack Drexler (Arayot), Nathan Tyrrell (Kfirim); October 10 - Avi Kirschbaum (Leviim); October 12 - Sami Rose Fishman (Leviim); October 13 - Aaron Sheena (Gefen); October 14 - Oren Levin (Gurim); October 15 - Liraz Hanono-Michli (Gefen), Shahar Kischinovsky (Gefen); October 16 - Amiel Finegold (Gefen), Hailey Hoffstein (Leviim), Maya Rachlin (Kfirim); October 17 - Tamar Ashkenazi (Gefen); October 18 - Eliora Lesack (Kfirim), Elisheva Ladon (Gurim), Vivy Lederman (Gurim); October 19 - Sophie Brand (Gurim), Vivian Lamendola (Leviim); October 20 - Gil Bratspis (Gurim), Michal Zatlin (Leviim), Yair Cohen (Kfirim); October 21 - Shaked Hillel (Kfirim); October 23 - Izzy Muncey (Leviim); October 24 - Lior Engelhart (Gurim); October 25 - Gil Coleman-Becker (Kerem), Robert Polinsky (Gurim); October 26 - Noah Klein (Maalot); October 30 - Alyssa Ugent (Leviim), Eliora Ancowitz (Kfirim) Mazel Tov To: Adam Cohen on his engagement to Gabriella Saks Camille Brenner (K'10) on her engagement to Jeremy Wilson Gideon Gradman (K'92) and his wife Juliette Javaheri on the birth of their first child, Eliana Rose Gradman Please keep in touch with us and share your milestones, simchas, births, passings, news & updates. You can send details and photos to Adina@campyavneh.org | | | |  | | | Connect With Camp Yavneh! SUMMER ADDRESS
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