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As parents, you should all be incredibly proud of your children for how well they have “done camp” this summer. I saw so many genuine, silly, wholesome camp moments that reminded me of how wonderful of a gift a summer at Tevya can be, and how grateful I am to belong to a staff team and community that makes this gift possible. Walking around camp this past week and taking it all in, it was so easy to see how many positive ripples have been created this summer – not just by our staff, but by our campers as well. In our first newsletter, I shared with you a story that I told our counselors during orientation about the ripple effects of leadership. Whether it’s Final Shabbat, the passing down of a Color War bandana, or singing a song with your Big Sister, these moments become imprinted on younger campers and empower them to live each day and moment at camp to the fullest. BTC campers shared remarks about their time as campers and the friends and memories they made along the way, noting how quickly their time went and imploring younger campers not to take their summer days on 1 Mason Road for granted. During the service, speeches from our BTC campers were sprinkled in. This morning, however, we had our Final Shabbat service of the summer together as one Tevya community. On Saturdays, we typically have a separate service for the Oles, and a service for the Tsofs and Bogs together. The message is that regardless of what happens next summer when they’re in BTC, they truly stepped up as a leader this summer, and their contributions and attitude were noticed and appreciated. After Color War, for example, the Captains of each team will formally pass down a bandana to a Kinneret or Tel Yehuda camper from their team who stood out as a leader. Some of them are silly, and some are more serious, yet the impact of the moment is still the same. The “passing down” of traditions from one generation to the next happens both formally and informally.

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Tevya is full of these traditions and special moments. It’s a moment that happens every summer, yet it still gives me the chills and takes my breath away. Birya ‘22 first sang this song when they were in Dalia with their Big Sisters, and now these Dalia ‘22 campers will get to do this again in 6 years as Birya ‘28 with their Little Sisters. It’s an adorable and special tradition that, for most campers, only happens twice in their Tevya career – once in Dalia, and once again in Birya.

At the talent show, our Birya Big Sisters sang “In My Dreams” by REO Speedwagon with their Dalia Little Sisters. As sad as it is that Summer 2022 is coming to an end, the end of a Tevya summer is often marked by things coming full circle, and it fills me with hope and pride. I like when experiences come full circle.