Today marked a strong end to a strong week 5 on NCSY Kollel. The day started with a special late shachris after all the fun and excitement of the previous night in Yerushalayim. This was followed by a normal schedule until the sports break which included two unique additions.
First, was the 3-on-3 championship which entertained a large audience all the way to its thrilling overtime conclusion when Josh Kaufman hit a layup at the buzzer to give his team a narrow but hard-fought victory. The day also say NCSY Kollel play against NCSY Bilt in a basketball All-Star game which Kollel won. All of this took place amongst a nearly full slate of league games which were filled with intensity as the regular season winds down.
Before night seder, the Kollel staff had the privilege of hearing from Rav Aryeh Lebowitz, who spoke about how to teach halacha. Rav Lebowitz also gave one of the night shiurim which was attended by about 100 campers and staff.
After Maariv, Rav Burg gave his Thursday night shiur and the beis stayed packed until 11:30 with campers who elected to stay later for Mishmar. Chulent was served at 11:30 to the entire camp and everyone went to sleep in anticipation of the upcoming free weekend.