O-FILES

A Camp Ora Newsletter

Volume 28, Issue 6 August 5, 2011 Candle Lighting 7:49

Renee Cohen With only 2 weeks left of camp, Camp Ora has been loads of fun. This week being the 9 days, it's been very chilled but that didnt stop the camp from having a great time. With all the fun activities throughout camp, the energy was amazing. The Lower Division enjoyed going bowling and then got treated to ice cream, had gender wars, dress up day, GJ1 went to the pizza store, and they had a magic and vantriliquest show!! The Senior Division went ice skating and arcades and had a great time ice skating with Heshy! To top it all off, yesterday we had gender wars when the girls ripped it up and won!! Congratulations to all the girls!! But the fun didn't end there when the 1-8th grade divisions had dress up day today and each group dressed up with a different theme. The creativity and excitement was amazing and every group did an amazing job! Can't wait for the trips and fun activities to come next week!!

When the list of things I did this week include standing on stage with 7 parrots on my head, ice skate in a locamotion with Heshy and about 20 campers, get smeared with icing after gingerbread wars, dressing as a farmer girl, and ride on Morriss motorcycle, then you know the summer is really in full gear. Aware that during the 9 days we had to lay low, the staff at CAMP ORA worked overtime to make in camp days as exciting as can be. A magic show, sushi, baseball leagues, zumba, baking and lamp making kicked off our week. With Gender wars (boys vs. girls) and group dress-alike-day capping it off. Gender wars was by far the wackiest day of all with games such as string hunt, scavenger hunt, newspaper races, limbo, gingerbread wars, family feud, and a huge capture the flag game. Im appreciating every single day left of camp because I know the end of the summer is near, and I cannot think of anywhere Id rather be than with my amazing new family at CAMP ORA! Shabbat Shalom everyone! Kelly

Tuesday, August 9th 2011 there will be no

camp, due to the fast.
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Reminder:

Attention Parents of 5th-8th

Please note the dates of late day trips and overnights: Disney overnight August 22-25 _______________________

Graders:

7th & 8th grade Boys and Girls:

Wednesday August 10th Yankee GamePick up 12:00 Midnight

6th-8th grade Boys and 5th-8th grade girls:

Dorney Park Pick up 7:30

Schedule subject to change and well keep you updated on arrival times each step of the way through text messages.

Thursday August 11th p.m.

As we all know next week Tuesday, August 9th is Tisha'h Be'av, the saddest day of the year. It is the day that both the 1st and 2nd Temples were destroyed. It is also the day that the Meraglim (spies) spoke badly about the Land of Israel in front of the Jewish Nation, causing us to spend 40 years wandering the desert. For most of us it is very difficult to relate to the burning of the Temple, to feel any real sadness over our loss. In order to feel the pain of the destruction of the Temple

Words of Wisdom By: Morris Dweck

we have to relate to it, it has to mean something real to us. The easiest way to do so is to borrow a line from the Haggadah. During the Dayenu we read If He had given us the Torah, and had not brought us into the land of Israel, it would have sufficed. We see from this verse that the most important thing to the Jews is the Torah. We would still be Jews without the land of Israel; just like we are Jews today even though we dont live in Israel. Although we are in exile living in America we still live under the system of the Torah. So what makes the Land of Israel so special? We take the time in the Dayenu to thank G-d for every kindness he bestowed upon us, including giving us Israel, but what are we thanking him for? One answer is culture and I know we can all indentify with American Culture. Everywhere we turn we see advertisements, celebrities, money and materialism. We can easily get caught up in American culture and forget about what is important in life. But imagine a culture where the celebrities were people who deserved to be admired because of their wisdom. A culture that always reminds us of the importance of good friends and family, education, respecting,

and helping others. This is the culture we are lacking because of our exile, a culture that breeds the pursuit of the perfection

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of the soul, a pursuit of a life in line with reality. A culture where the goal of society is to establish a system of Torah. Living in Israel with the Temple would have given us independence and the chance to make a society that breeds Judaism. This is something that I hope you can indentify with, something that might help you shed a tear as we mourn the destruction of our culture, of our temple, of our way of life. GM2 Millie Marcus, Betty Cohen Wow sick week. (Not because its shark week) but because of the great energy we all have in this camp. Our group of amazing girls did it all. From dance, to decorating lamp shades, to playing taps, ice skating, and gender wars. We can't wait for the Yankee game and Dorney park back to back next week! P.S. Linda Gindi was a great addition to our group P.S.S. We should have sushi again Group GN Mariel Dweck and Renee Cohen This week in Camp Ora was packed with fun!! GN had a blast ice skating together. We were slipping and sliding at first, but then we really got going! Gender War

was one of our favorite events yet. We loved designing newspaper outfits. Pennie Shweky modeled as a mermaid and Claudette Robinson as a baby! In the scavenger hunt, we worked as one to find all the items all around the camp. Our team work paid off because GN came in first place!! When we sang the girls' team song, we were by far the loudest group. Everyone was watching as we sang and danced with all our energy. To continue acting together as a team, we dressed up as a family on Friday. This was such a fun week; I can't wait for next!! :)

A Message from Division Head, Sarah Shabot:

This week in CAMP ORA, the Junior Division was busy busy busy busy! Everyday we had a special event, or top. On Monday, we all watched a Magic Show. The magician was amazing and he brought 5 birds that we all got to hold and play with. Tuesday, we went bowling and after luch we got delicious ice cream as desert! Wednesday, our First Grade girls from GJ1 were so lucky and went to the pizza store for lunch. Thursday was a very big day in CAMP ORA- we had Gender Wars.

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We had great activities like a string hunt, limbo, team song, team dance- all boys vs. girls. Congratulations to the girls for winning! Today, every group dressed up in a different theme. We had hats, pajamas, princesses, sports players and bandanas- everybody looked great! The division heads even dressed up as farmers and danced to Cotton Eye Joe as the children got off the bus. Looking forward to a great trip next week to Point Pleasant. Have a great weekend. Shabbat Shalom, Sarah Shabot

and Lorraine, and a special shoutout to Joanie: You always keep me smiling with your adorable comments and even cuter dancing! Love you, HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Boys General for Gender wars Albert Katz We had another amazing week at Camp Ora! Gender wars was full of intensity. The day started off with capture the flag which the boys clearly dominated. After, there was a newspaper fashion show. Somehow Era Azizo and the other male models could not pull out a victory. Later the boys staff performed a remarkable dance and all the boys in camp sang a revised version of Barbie Girls. All the guys had a great day and we can wait for next week!

Girls General and GK1 Counselor CAROLL DWECK This past week we had Boys vs. Girls/Gender Wars- and it was SICK! Obviously the girls won 'cause, well, we're awesome. We did so many fun activities such as a string hunt, gingerbread house, decorating contest, scavenger hunt, minute to win it, and relay races and we pretty much won every event- shocker! Okay fine, the boys had a funny dance I'll give you that, but in the end we learned a very important life lesson this week. "Girls rule and boys drool!" I would also like to give a shout out to my amazing campers from GK1! No matter what we're doing whether it's belts, dodgeball, gaga, gameroom, dance, art, baking, or basketball I always have an amazing time with you girls. Thank you for making this summer one of the best I've had. Shoutout to my awesome Co's- Eva

Junior Divisions Next weeks Trip:

Thursday, August 11th Point Pleasant

A Message from Division Head, Morris Dweck and Danny Zardouk:

This week at CAMP ORA was amazing but even more so for TNT. We started off the week by driving to Cherry Hill where we went Rock Climbing with Morris, and went to Cherry Hill Mall to do a scavenger hunt with Danny. Congrats to the boys that got all the answers to the scavenger hunt and got to go to igloo with Morris. On Tuesday we got to spend the day in camp where girls went to

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make leather bracelets in art. We also danced with Joyce Franco and had an intense half court knockout tournament. The boys had split up into groups and had leagues. No matter how hot it is outside, nothing stops our TNT guys! On Wednesday we had our first trip with the Senior Division and went ice skating and arcades. We got a nice kick watching Heshy swing that bat in one of their batting cages and go ice skating. On Thursday, back in camp, we had an exciting day participating a bit in gender wars, playing sports and going to gymnastics. Next week is going to be even more fun-packed where we will be going on our camping overnight. Dont forget your sleeping bags and warm PJs! Have a restful Shabbat and cant wait to see you all on Monday.

Shabbat Shalom, Morris and Danny Wednesday: Mountain Creek Overnight Thursday: White Water Rafting Friday: Hip Hop rollerskating

Next weeks Trips:

Tiny Tots was out of this world this week. We started off with our binoculars, glow in the dark star hats, and funky sunglasses. We finished off the week with a bang, with our delicious star cookies and slimy slime!! Junior Division made their very own lamps to match their room dcor. And lastly, we ended off baking scrumptious beach scene cupcakes. Thanks for a wonderful week! Love your art teachers, Mrs. Heshy, Rochel Leah, and Reva

Katie Kassab Lauren Panetz Arlette Salem Shaon Sitt Estelle Ohanaha

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GJ1 GJ2 GK1 GK2 GL GM1 GM2 GM3 GN

Cynthia Ashkenazie, Alison Heskiel Linda Cohen Lauren Saideh, Shirley Maleh Estelle Ohnona Esther Hamadani, Frieda Haber Allsion Ades, Madeline Dana Sharon Betesh Renee Mizrahi Sarah Tawil

BJ BK BL BM BN1 BN2

Judah Levy Judah Harary David Harari Isaac Smouha Jakey Yedid Leon Lati

eat Adventure Safari Tickets

Are available for purchase at Camp Ora:

One ticket- $10.00 Three Tickets- $25.00

Hurricane Harbor Tickets

One ticket- $25.00

Gr
David Grazi Jonata Bendayan Seymour Hazan Irving Fallas Aura Bitton Shirley Sutton Joseph Kraiem Joanie Dweck Danielle Sutton Isaac Smouha August 1st August 1st BR1 AZ3

August 2nd AZ2 August 2nd BR1 August 2nd LG August 3rd GR1 August 4th AZ2 August 5th GK1 August 5th GM1 August 6th BM

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Outer space week was outta this world! We started off the week with a special hunt! Each group had to go around camp collecting as many strings as possible. Then the campers tied them to see which groups string reached closed to the sky. Tuesday was our trip day to CHUCK E CHEESE! Need we say more?!? Definitely one of the kids favorite places- Fun fun fun! Wednesday the kids had All Star Basketball with Ikey Yedid while our junior staff members had a special staff activity Zumba! It was great to see the staff dancing and having some teenage fun! In the art room we made binoculars so we can look into outer space! We also made some homemade alien slime!! The kids loved making and playing with the goo! In baking we made star cookies delicious! We really are loving the baking/art teachers! We love you Riva and Rochel Leah! On Thursday, we had our Staff Play Our counselors put on an Out of this World show for us. The Wizard of Oz!! There were costumes, props, and lots of laughs! When the lion (Angel Dweck) cried, the kids were rolling over in laughter! We love you Angel! A special thank you to Frieda Sabz for directing! We ended the week with Show and Tell day! Each child had a turn to bring in something from home and tell us about it! Stay tuned for next week! When I grow up... Shabbat Shalom, See you next week Dina & Liba

When i grow up...

Monday August 8th AX - Library Thursday August 11th
AY1, AY2, AY 3 AZ 1, AZ 2, AZ 3, AZ 4

Bowling
Plus: special hunt activity Dress up day Talent show

NOTICE:
1.

THE FIRST SWIM BUS LEAVES AT 9:15 AM.

2.

IF YOU ARE BRINGING YOUR

CHILDREN TO CAMP PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO CAMP ON TIME.

3.

PLEASE LABEL EVERYTHING

TOWELS, WATER SHOES, SHIRTS, BATHING SUITS

4.

PLEASE SEND YOUR CHILD TO

CAMP WITH SUNBLOCK APPLIED AND IN A BATHING SUIT ANDA BIG SMILE!

5.

PLEASE SEND A FULL CHANGE

OF CLOTHING IN A

ZIPLOC BAG.

6.

PLEASE MAKE SURE

THAT YOUR CHILD HAS IN HIS/HER CAMP BAG: AN EXTRA BATHING SUIT, TOWEL, AND WATER SHOES

AX -MY LITTLE ANGELS

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Another exciting and fun week. We started off this week with a bang. Chuck E Cheese here we come. The kids had so much fun playing games and going in the ball pit, but the most exciting time was when Chuck E came out to meet us and shake our hands. Their cute little faces were turning red. It was the cutest thing I ever saw. At music this week our Music Teacher gave us instruments to play and we got a turn to sing on the microphone. How special! You can always find us singing and running through the hallways. Camp is getting better everyday. Its hard to believe that we still have so many more special treats for the

kids. Wed like to wish Steven a happy birthday, thanks for the great party! Ima- Jennifer Aba Gabe Love Angel, Frieda and Cynthia AY1 The Wiggles The fun in CAMP ORA continues. We started off the week with a boom! Sports are so much fun we love running races and playing ball! We are getting better and getter at swimming! We are jumping in and blowing bubbles! Steven started doing the back float. On Tuesday we went to Chuck E Cheeses! We all had a fun time! Playing games and earning tickets was rewarding and then we all brought home prizes! We went in the jungle gym and got to shake Chuck Es hand! The cookies we made were out of this world and we hope that you enjoyed seeing your childs binoculars! We cant wait for another fun week at CAMP ORA!

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Shabbat Shalom! Morah Esther, Jenny and Gerri AY2 Diva Ducks
What a great week we had in AY-2! We had beautiful weather and were thrilled to go straight to the pool and cool off! We love our swimming groups and we are all working towards prizes with our swimming Morahs. The FUN BUS is one of our favorite activites- its especially exciting because we get to stay in the FUN BUS and do gymnastics with a special Morah. We cant wait to see what our art projects will be today- its always something new and easy to make! Wednesday we learned our bunk song, come here us sing! We are the divas! We are the ducks We wish you the best of luck! Can you see! We can be! The BEST of all history!

Go diva ducks! A special welcome to Morah Shoshana and Morah Gloria, our newest additions to the Diva Ducks! Shabbat Shalom, love Dina, Shoshana, Raquel

AY 3 Teddy Bears
We had so much fun this week at CAMP ORA! We loved painting cupcakes with sprinkles on top. They look so yummy that we wished we could eat them. Instead, we got to eat our very own ice cream cone sundaes with whip cream and a cherry on top. We also made binoculars and took a walk outside to watch the birds. Then we made space goggles because this week is outer space week! To top it all off, we went on a trip to Chuck E Cheeses and won a lot of tickets and prizes. We love CAMP ORA! Tilly, Odette, Linda

AZ -1 All Stars
The All-Stars are having a blast in CAMP ORA every single day! We love swimming each day, making beautiful art masterpieces, playing

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on the playground, bubbles, chalk and much more! This weeks trip was truly the best! We had a ball in Chuck E Cheese! We each got a cupful of tokens and tried out all the games and rides. Some of us even got our picture taken! We were also able to take our shoes off and climb high into the car hanging from the ceiling! After playing all the arcades, we fed our tickets into the machine, printed out a receipt, and get super prizes for all the tickets we got. We had such a great time, and we cant wait to come back for more fun! Have a great Shabbat! Love, Morah Chanie, Marlowe, Michelle C. Michelle D.

AZ-2 Cotton Candy

This week started with a big bang! On Monday we had a major string hunt. We tied together tons of strings it was so much fun. Our string was soo long, with Cotton Candy you can never go wrong.

Later on we played a super game of soccer! We have great goalies and kickers- keep it up! On Tuesday trip day, we were so thrilled to go to Chuck E Cheese. When we got back to camp we made really cool binoculars. Did u see how pretty they all looked colored and decorated? On Wednesday once again we had FUNBUS! We had the greatest time in the game room. Off we sprinted to sports in the gym with IKE. Were becoming real experts at sports! We got to practice our bunk song ON THE STAGE. Our song, motions and cheers are absolutely adorable. Thursday Staff play, each bunk got to sing their song at the staff play. Our song was the best by far! Because cotton candy cant be beat! Campers of the week: Nemo Chamle and Esther Chemtob Shabbat Ima and Abba: Rosie Farhi and Isaac Chemtob Happy Birthday Joseph Kraiem!

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Cotton Candies bunk song: Hey dum diddely dum, Cotton Candies having fun. With lots of cheer, Come join us here. Hey dum diddely dum! Cheer: Pump it up Cotton Candy Pump it up (clap clap) Welcome Morah Esther, our newest sweetheart JC for second half! Shabbat Shalom, Tova, Trina, and Esther

AZ- 3 Bubble Gum

Week 6! Wowee!! Oh no!! There only 2 more weeks left! Were just loving every second of camp together! On Monday we had an outer space hung, it was sooo much fun! We collected tons of strings and tied them all together and guess what?!? The bubble gums won! we had the most string, and made the longest rope! It was so cool! On Tuesday we went to Chuck E cheese. We had so many tokens it was a blast. We got to

meet Chuck E. And we got awesome prizes. We love trips! Wednesday we had a packed fun day! We had game room, fun bus, sports with Ike and more! It was a blast! Thursday we had a staff play- it was so much fun watching everyone on stage! And we did our bunk song together! It was a blast! Friday we had Shabbat Party with Shabbat Abba Joseph and Shabbat Ima Ruthie and Emma, it was a blast! We love camp! Cant wait for another week! Have a great Shabbat! Love, Morah Chana, Linda and Jacklyn

AZ-4 Jelly Belly

Dear Daddies and Mommies, Were loving Camp Ora its the best in the town! Where we always wear smiles, and never a frown! This week we went on the best trip (if you please), We went all the way to the fun Chuck E Cheese! We played the arcades and got tickets galore,

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We didnt want to leave- we just wanted more! Then we got prizes when we came back to Camp Ora, And we all said Thank you so much to our Morah! On Wednesday each week, we hop on the fun bus And the instructors do all sorts of gymnastics with us! At the end of the activity we all leave the bus, We swish down the slide and we dont make a fuss! We practice playing sports in the gym- were real good! Ike taught us how to dribble- the way real players would!

In the game room we play arcades and air hockey too! Wouldnt you also love Camp Ora if thats what youd do?!? Shabbat Shalom Love, Gitty, Racquel, Paula, Allison Congratulations to last weeks campers of the week: Elliot Chehabar & Renee Franco! Thank you Ronnie Ades, Carli Aboudi, and Albert Safdie for the yummy Shabbat treats this week

Dear Parents, Camp Ora is a Peanut Free Camp. Due to the number of campers with peanut allergies, PLEASE DO NOT bring any snacks/foods that contain PEANUTS. We want to keep all campers safe. If you have any concerns/issues you can contact me. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Regards, Mrs. Schacht, RN Camp Nurse 732-531-6807

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1. Tuesday August 9th there will be no camp due to the fast. 2. In order to accommodate changes in your childs pickup please call the office before 2:00 and on Friday by 1:00. Any calls after 2:00 will not be able to be delivered. 3. ALL PARENT PICK UPS ARE IN THE GAME ROOM. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN YOUR CHILD OUT BEFORE LEAVING CAMP. 4. Please Note: Friday Dismissal is 2:00 PM for 3 year olds and 3:00 PM for all other campers. 5. At the request of parents and staff members, please do not publicize via email, text, or postages online pictures of campers or staff members in Camp Ora as it is an invasion of privacy. Thank you. 6. Please be advised that our camp phone number is: 732-531-6807

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