Winkle’s Blog
A Little Chesed Goes a Long Way
Earlier this week we joined in with camps all over the country to celebrate Camp Kindness Day. We are no strangers to kindness, or chesed, as it is one of our core values. When the opportunity to devote a day of programming to it came about, we jumped right in. And now as we enter […] Learn More ›
It Takes 10 to Make 1: The Power of Kehillah
At camp we all live in one big kehillah or community. We eat our meals together and do our activities together, all in shared communal living spaces. It takes a lot to make the big cohesive kehillah. In fact it takes many kehillot. Camp Chi is made up of 10 villages- Garinim, Yeladim, Kadima, Shoreshim, Tsofim, Chalutzim, […] Learn More ›
The Ruach of Camp Chi
When you think of Camp Chi certain words come to mind. Friendship. Summer. Values. Specialties. Ruach. Ruach (spirit) is something that everyone brings to camp. This week we’ve had plenty of ruach demonstrated, with Habo Day, Noar Day and the annual football game, not to mention the Fourth of July Color Wars. But what is […] Learn More ›
Demonstrating Ometz Lev at Camp
Last week in our Shabbat post, we spoke about chesed, and the kindness we see throughout camp. There are three core values of Camp Chi- kavod (respect), chesed (kindness) and kehillah (community.) But what does it take to be a part of our kehillah? That, our friends, would be a lot of courage, or ometz lev. Ometz lev translates literally […] Learn More ›
Celebrating the Chesed of Week 1
At camp we all live in one big kehillah or community. We eat our meals together and do our activities together, all in shared communal living spaces. In order for our kehillah to be successful, everyone must buy in to the same rules and values. That’s what sets camp apart from other communities, our shared […] Learn More ›
Meet the 2019 Area Leaders
We’ve met a lot of staff and most recently introduced our Village Leaders. And while they are focused on the cabin experience, supervising counselors and managing big picture of the village, they are only one piece of the supervisory puzzle. Who is responsible for creating the curriculum and developing programs for our robust specialty program? […] Learn More ›