Shabbat at Camp Tawonga is always a truly amazing experience. Friday nights are filled with a scrumptious Shabbat dinner, tons of singing and dancing in the dining hall, and a moment to relax and reflect on the week during Kabbalat Shabbat. Saturday morning everyone gets an extra hour to sleep in, and then the buffet style breakfast is followed by a Torah service at Camp Tawonga's own Makom Shalom. "Makom Shalom" means "Place of Peace" and our outside temple, surrounded by tall trees and sunshine truly is a beautiful, restful place.

This weekend Shabbat has been made especially special because the Camp Tawonga Board of Directors has come to celebrate with us. Here are some highlights from this morning's Torah service.



A camper stands and joins in singing Adon Olam


Guy leads the camp in an Aliya as Tama, our Jewish Programmer, guides him



A scene from the Parashat Players skit. The Parashat Players, who have become a lively and wonderful part of our weekly Torah service, act out different parts of the Torah. Not only are they entertaining, but they make the stories and teachings of the Torah more understandable and accessible.




Another scene from the Parashat Players



Johnathan and Gal are our amazing song leaders. Johnathan has been coming to Tawonga for the last 14 summers. Gal is one of our fantastic Schlichim, or staff memebers who come all the way from Israel to spend the summer with Tawonga.




A group of campers stand for the singing of "Tall Tall Trees." This is a beloved song that celebrates the natural beauty and glory of the trees and of nature.




Our Hagbah, Gregg, presents the Torah to the community