Registration for Summer 2017 Continues as Limited Spots Remain
(Sponsored by Camp Yagilu)
Based in the heart of the Catskills at Camp Mogen Av in Swan Lake, New York, Yagilu is the premier wilderness survival camp for Orthodox teenage boys entering 6th-12th grades. With 14 years of experience creating amazing summers, Yagilu is an all-boys sleepaway camp like no other, and after being located for years in the Poconos, Yagilu has moved to the Catskills.
Living in the woods (but with the comfort of beds, indoor plumbing and great camp facilities), Yagilu campers enjoy the challenge and creativity of wilderness survival skills while making lifelong friendships, developing life skills and discovering a natural appreciation for Judaism in a structured and safe environment. While living in the forest, campers enjoy three delicious and nutritious meals a day in our dining room, daily Torah learning and much more.
The founder and director of Camp Yagilu, Rabbi Tani Prero explains, “We are excited about moving to the Mogen Av campus. We will have an upgraded campsite and terrific waterfront facilities. Mogen Av provides such a wonderful environment. We’re looking forward to a great relationship!”
Yagilu campers are Orthodox boys who are interested in learning about and experiencing the great outdoors. Prero leads a specially selected, trained staff who focus on ensuring Yagilu campers have a unique experience learning survival and leadership skills. The Yagilu experience evokes a fresh spirituality often untapped in teenage boys and offers them the opportunity to recognize their strengths and unique talents. Campers gain new appreciation for davening, Torah learning and overall Jewish identity and commitment. Physically rewarding, socially engaging and spiritually uplifting, Yagilu is a well-rounded program that makes a lifelong impact on its campers.
Yagilu camper Shalom Gottesman of Teaneck explains, “I’ve gained so much from being at Yagilu. When we were learning survival and communication skills and working as a team it just seemed like having fun in a meaningful way. Only looking back I realize I owe my ability of proactive listening, working efficiently and maintaining a positive mindset to my time at Yagilu. But even all that aside, I think the biggest aspect of my life that I gained is my appreciation and connection to Hashem’s world. I’d never climbed a mountain to find spectacular views and I’d never learned about nature in a deep way and how our halachot are geared toward treating nature like a creation of Hashem.”
Yisroel Meir Honickman from Woodmere adds, “As a camper, my friends and I had so much fun in Yagilu, and we grew in so many ways. I loved it.”
More information about Yagilu can be found at Yagilu.com. Watch a Yagilu video here: https://youtu.be/_WfBzaXepx4
Yagilu offers two 2017 summer sessions or an entire summer experience:
Session 1: June 27-July 24
Session 2: July 24-August 16
Full summer: June 27-August 16
For more information, please call 847-773-7606, email [email protected] or visit Yagilu.com.
