YKTH 5782 - Simcha Friedman Concert
YKTH 5782- Laser Tag, Krav Maga & Safrus
YKTH 5782 - Chassidim never say farewell…
Who would’ve thought that the summer would ever come to an end. Our last stop before the airport was Kfar Chabad, for the fully catered, sate of the art banquet, one last chance to reminisce our last 6 amazing weeks. The banquet schedule included speeches from our dear director, head counselor, Zalman Deitch representing the bochrim, awards for the best students, sports MVP and best sportsmanship award, championship trophies, mivtzah torah awards and staff gifts. With many hugs and tears, the busses were loaded to the airport, fare welling an absolutely insane summer we had spent together, never to be forgotten!!
YKTH 5782 - The Grand Trip!!
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Lets take a look into the action packed, four day YKTH grand trip! The incredible finale to the incredible summer!!
Friday - Hiking up Masada, Swimming in the dead sea, then heading our acomodations in Kiryat Arbah, for a shabbos in chevron!
Shabbos - Friday night Seder Nigunim and Kabolas shabbos in the Meoras Hamachpela. Shabbos day tour of the old city of chevron, the Avraham Avinu shul, Miteler Rebbes shul, Kever of Menucha Rochel! Then heading to our next part of the trip in Mitzpeh Rimon!
Sunday - Eilat here we come! Cruise ship, Jacuzzi, Tubing, Speed Boating, Water slides! Then back to Mitzpeh Rimon for Camel Riding and Rappeling!! Then a grand BBQ and Bonfire Kumzits for the last night in YKTH!
Monday - Very interesting tour of the famous bullet museum, mincha in the 770 of Kfar Chabad, a tour of the Roebers Leather factory. Our final Banquet in Kfar Chabad, goodbye, and then to the airport :(
YKTH 5782 - Maamor For Shmuel trip
Throughout the summer, there was a special Mivtzah to learn a Maamor every Shabbos morning in memory of Shmuel Karnowski A’’H. Those bochrim who passed the weekly tests on the Maamor they learned, were rewarded with a Horseback Riding trip!! Over 70 bochrim excelled and made it to the trip!!!
YKTH 5782 - Mivtzah Dorshvitos Event #3
What an incredible and final Mivtzah Dor7tos event! A smashing breakfast with extravagant cereals, omelet station, waffle station, smoothie station and much more!! Those who did the mivtzah throughout the summer recieved their very own sate of the art branded hat box!! Wow wow what a dor7tos summer it was!!!!
YKTH Family picture
YKTH 5782 - Colorwar! - Part 2
The Grand Colorwar finale began with the the 3 teams preforming their plays, relaying a story based on their team’s name. Then was the grand fabrengen in Zal!! The teams presnted their culinary arts desserts for the judges to enjoy, as well as their team song. In the spirit of achdus, the teams sang and danced together as they preformed their grammens to the judges, capping off a special evening on a high!!!
YKTH 5782 - Colorwar! - Part 1
3 teams - Lerhn (blue), Tohn (red) and Zehn (green), all different ways of connecting to the rebbe for the Ultimate Connection Colorwar!!! Colorwar started with team cheers and comedy skits. The day was spent with the teams going head to head in Jepordy, sports shootouts and Kluger tournament. Hours were spent preparing for the teams plays and grand sing (which will be posted in part 2..)
YKTH 5782 - Biking and Water Extravaganza
YKTH 5782 - Friday Mivtzoyim
Tzfas, Kiryat Shmonah, Carmiel, Rosh Pina and Tveryah were all privileged to be visited on Friday by the YKTH bochrim, who came to spread the light of yidishkeit and do mitzvos with other yidden. With their broken Hebrew, the Bochrim got teffilin after tefillin, giving lots of nachas to the Rebbe!!
YKTH 5782 - Arizal's Yarzheit
In honor of the Arizal’s 450th Yarzheit, the bochrim got a chance to visit the Arizal’s kever in the old cemetery of tzfas. We also visited the kever of the rebbe’s brother, Reb Yisroel Aryeh Leib, who is also buried in tzfas.
YKTH 5782 - Mivtzah Dorshvitos event #2
In just a few short hours, the YKTH zal was transformed into a Italian fine dining restaurant, for the 2nd Mivtzah Dor7vitos event! After being served with delicious appetizers like pizza bites, garlic bread, bourekas, the waiters took orders from the bochrim for main course. Personal pizza pies, pasta, penne, ravioli and other Italian delicacies! If you thought that was good, that was only the beginning. We were also joined by world renowned magician and mentalist Matan Rosenburg, who entertained the crowd with his humor and incredible mind reading acts!! Then came dessert…. fancy Italian Tiramisu! Yum! And then a raffle! Nuts!!!!
YKTH 5782 - Tzfas Old City tour
YKTH 5782 - Yerushalayim Trip - Sunday
After an unforgetable shabbos of davening at the kosel and old city tour, it was up to our final day in Yerushalayim :( . An action packed day starting with the Kosel tunnel tours, then to Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial (weren’t allowed to take photos inside), then pantry packing in Kolel Chabad and ending off the day with shopping in Geulah and Meah Sheorim!! Litteraly the most memorable few days of our entire life!!
YKTH 5782 - Yerushalayim Trip - Friday
Ir David’s tour and water tunnels in the morning. Shopping in the famous Shuk of Machane Yehudah, the best place in the world to be on a friday afternoon. Crazy friday in yerushalayim!!
YKTH 5782 - Yerushalayim Trip - Thursday
We’re off to Yerushalayim for shabbos! A few stops on the way. First, the tank museum and war memorial, where we got to see the evolution of Israelis’ armored corps over their history. We got to take pics with tanks and meet a few soldiers. Next stop was the adventurous and narrow caves of Bar Kochbo. Finally, we got to our beautiful accommodation right by the old city of Yerushalayim. We were then addressed by the famous tank commander Avigdor Kahalani, who told his incredible life story and experiences in Isreal’s wars.
YKTH 5782 - Mivtzah Dorshvitos Event #1
Tacos, pulled beef, ground beef, meat cigars, mocktails and much more, kicked off the first Dor7itos event with a bang! The bochrim who filled out the daily duch for one week enjoyed Mexican-themed food, drinks and games!! A Jbl speaker was raffled off to close the incredible event!!!
YKTH 5782 - Rafting and Meron
Rafting down the Jordon River on a Friday afternoon. Doesn’t get better than that. It actually does get better. When you go from rafting straight to Meron to visit the Rshbi’s kever! Amazing!!