By: Haley Rose, Marketing Assistant
Our youngest campers have a daily “Mitvah Mission” program. During these programs they learn about the Jewish rituals and traditions we do every day and every week at camp. Those are, exploring tikkun olam (reparing the world), birkat ha’mazon, Shabbat, havdalah, and our nighttime siyum ritual.
Why teach mitzvot?
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“A mitzvah literally means a commandment, there are 613 of them in the Torah from God. I think of mitzvot as good deeds as well. It is important to teach kids this at camp because camp is a microcosm of what the world should be. Mitzvot are an important part of jewish tradition. The most important part of camp is not just what happens here but what you take home.” -Emma Silver, Assistant camp director and NFTY CWR advisor
What mitzvot mean to our campers
Inspired by the “Mitzvah Mission” program we asked the campers what a mitzvah is to them and what their favorite mitzvah was.