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On Wednesday morning, the entire camp was treated to a late wakeup, followed by an incredible halacha shiur from Rav Schachter as well as orientation both for the staff and the NCSYers. After lunch, everyone was able to enjoy a variety of options for the afternoon, including playing sports on the courts, catching up on sleep, enjoying a walking tour from madrich Eitan Pfeiffer of the beautiful campuses, and just hanging out with friends. Followed by that was the official kickoff to chaburas, with each group having the ability to learn together for the first time, and afterwards, each chabura enjoyed a special Ben and Jerry’s treat as well as a riveting game of Chabura Trivia, topping off an incredible day.

Kolell NCSY Rocks Gallery.

One of the hottest days of the summer wasn’t able to stop the Kollel from a magnificent trip day. Always rising with the sun, the first tiyul- a hike to Nachal Zavitan- started their trip. The trip had a late change due to heat and Zavitan was chosen for its relaxing water pools. The NCSYers enjoyed the beautiful mountainous region and the clear blue pools for swimming.

The second trip started at the beach. Spikeball, volleyball, soccer and frisbee all had their place and were played throughout our time. The water didn’t only serve as a refreshing oasis, but also allowed the Kollel to play games and bob and weave along with the waves. Following the beach, 3 busses the busses went Go-karting. The NCSYers got to show off there racing skills and, thankfully, many still don’t have their licenses to take their skills off on the streets. Following the stop at Go-Karting, one trip went to the Blind Musuem where they were able to experience what a blind person may go through in their everyday lives. A dark room walking around without any sight of vision is always a difficult task and it was a great experience for all those that went. The other bus went to play paintball. After some target practice the battle took the fields and was extremely intense. After a 2-minute armistice, the team on the left took home the victory. All then went to dinner in Halo Teiman where they satiated their schwarma cravings.

The final tiyul was labeled the “Food Tiyul”. This tiyul started nearby on a dairy farm. The Kollel did not only get to make their own cheeses but they tasted a few as well. Each member on the tiyul then gathered the farmer within them and fed the goats. Not only that but many even milked a goat! After the dairy farm the tiyulim split. One went to Pat B’Melech, a bread-making store in the Gush, where everyone made a pretzel with salt or cinnamon-sugar on top. Then was a lunch stop at חומוס הארץ, a nearby chummus joint known by travelers near and far, to have fantastic pita and chummus. The highlight of the day though was still to come. The tiyul ended around the corner where everyone gathered to witness a shechita and have a BBQ. The Kollel was taught about all the laws which we must abide by during the shechita process. For the ones that were still hungry we had a BBQ dinner of all this fresh meat. Delicious was the most mentioned word while I ate too much was a close second.

After a long hot summer day the kollel returned to beit Meir in order to reenergize for all the excitement still to come in the coming week