Day Five, by Nate S

Posted on 07/01/2011 @ 06:02 PM

Singing the Canadian National Anthem during lunch

Nate Strauss here on the ILTC blog! In our Fourth day here at Camp Perlman, we are now in the grand swing of things when it comes to our Programming, Sleep Schedule, and Making new friends! Today began with Shacharit and Breakfast. Blueprint Groups met to discuss the aspect of Membership in our Regions and Chapters. Our morning ended with a meeting of our Committee Planning groups. Shout out to the Media Committee for running our awesome blog and Twitter accounts! After lunch, we had a planning session with our Creative Art selections to find out what we would be doing. My group is technically called the CRIBS group (like that show on MTV) but as a group we decided to break into two semi-groups and each choose our own idea. It was decided that my group would create our own video on the tips and tricks of Camp Perlman. Right before our daily break, we met with our Leadership 202 groups. I personally didn’t find the topic to be too interesting, but was willing to learn what I could. Friday being the day to start Shabbat, the whole camp was rumbling with excitement to get all dressed up and celebrate Shabbat with our newly formed ILTC family. Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed taking pictures with all of my new friends (I’m not normally a fan of taking pictures). We had a Friday night service and enjoyed a great dinner. Right when our Shabbat evening program was announced, I know I was going to love it. Matt Bar from Bible Raps came to visit us and lead a program about his raps, his take on portions of the Biblical stories, and overall create a great atmosphere. All of our Shabbat planning committees did an amazing job with all of our services, the dining hall decorations, and the Israeli Dance session we had to finish our night. I had an incredible Shabbat experience this week. It was definitely something I could only find here at ITLC in Perlman, and I wouldn’t have traded the experience for anything in the world.

Getting ready for Shabbat

Written by Nate Strauss, Michigan Region

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Day Four, By Max K

Posted on 07/01/2011 @ 06:00 PM

Cheer Circles After Dinner

After an exciting first day of ILTC, we all could not wait to see what Jason, Sharon, and the rest of the staff had in store. The day started with services and breakfast followed by our Blueprint groups. In Blueprint, we focused on recruitment and membership involvement. After that, we had Jewish Heros where we talked about Deborah and the Israelites.

The day continued with a ravioli and bread sticks for lunch and a quick break before the day moved on. Next, we went to our committee meetings, which are our way of making ILTC ours and customizing the experience. Afterwards, we split into specific workshops that build certain leadership passions. They consisted of things such as WOW! Programming, fundraising, recruitment events and several others.

Teens Meeting Our Acclaimed Speaker, Ori Braufman

After Cofesh, we had a barbique for dinner. Spontaneously, a few people stood up and began the first song and cheer session of ILTC. Then, we broke into our evening program, a guest speaker. The speaker was Ori Braufman, a renowned author and scholar. He spoke about new and interesting ways to look at organizations as a whole and new ways to recruit and retain members. All in all this day was amazing and we cannot wait to see what is next.

Written by Max Klein, Mountain Region

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ByeLTC!

By ILTC 2010 Bloggers on 07/13/2010 @ 06:10 PM

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Here are some parting words from our blog writers. Thanks to everyone for an amazing ILTC!

“ILTC taught me the skills I need to make a difference in my community at home, BBYO or otherwise.” –Ian S. Donnelly, Gold Coast Region

“I can sum up my summer experience in 6 simple words; ILTC was the BOMB DOT COM” – Samantha Metz, Philadelphia Region<

“ILTC made me a better leader over all and gave me the skills to be even better”- aleph Raymond Eisenman, Gold Coast Region #51

“ILTC gave me great resources for my future in AZA and in life afterwards. Dorm 9 is awesome like it’s our job” – Robert Fertig, Brandeis AZA #1519

“BBYO boldly promises that every teen can find him or herself here. In the case of ILTC, I was able to find myself a place in the international order and discover a group of friends that will last far longer than Perlman’s hot water supply.”-Abigail Koffler, Big Apple Region #12

“I- informative
L- leadership
T- terrific
C- charismatic
ILTC was one of the best summer experiences I could have. I learned skills that will help me make EASTERN REGION the BEST region any other region has ever seen!“ – Gabrielle Lewis, Eastern Region #6

“ILTC may just be a silly little acronym to some people, but to me it means so much more. I met amazing people from across the world and learned more than I ever thought possible. I now have the tools to take back to my council, so Baltimore Council will still grow and thrive long after I graduate.” –Kristen Cabrera, Northern Region East: Baltimore Council #59

“ILTC was a great summer program. It helped me bring my leadership skills to a new level. I cannot wait to come home and apply everything I learned here to my region at home.” –Shira Hirsch, Pacific Coast Region #43 testt

Shabbat at ILTC!

Posted on 07/11/2010 @ 12:29 PM

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Hi Everyone!

We had another wonderful Shabbat together. Please read below for details (which includes departure and return shipping information):

Friday: July 9th:

We celebrated two birthdays, Lauren Goldberg and Evan Kimel, and at dinner we sang them happy birthday and their dorms enjoyed warm chocolate cake!

7:45AM: Optional Shacharit (Morning Prayer): Led by Dorm 8 (Dorm of the Day)

8:30AM: Aruchat Boker (Breakfast)

9:30AM: All Region Meeting, Leadership Topic of the Day: Judaism. Participants learned and discussed ways to infuse Judaism into their programming.

10:00AM: Mock Region Meetings: Participants delved in deeper to working with Judaism in their programming and a few regions worked on their evening programs.

11:45AM: Morning Snack

Noon: Creative Arts: Teens had their seventh creative arts session including everything from ceramics, 3D Art, 2D Art, improvisation, israeli dancing, lego modeling, jam band, intramural sports, and video yearbook.

1:00PM: Aruchat Tzoharaim (Lunch)

2:00PM: Shabbat Planning

3:00PM: Chofesh (Free Time): Teens spent most of Chofesh preparing for Shabbat.

6:30PM: Menorah Lighting: We all gathered in the large quad to light our ILTC menorah and transition from a busy week to a peaceful Shabbat. Teens reflected on their time at ILTC with various stories and poems.

7:00PM: Aruchat Erev (Dinner)

8:00PM: Shabbat Services: Participants in the Friday Night service put together a reflective and musical service. A traditional service was also offered.

9:30PM: Region Planned Evening Program: Kallah: Judaism: Finding your Jewish Identity through peer to peer lead discussion and reflection questions.

11:30PM: Evening Snack

Saturday, July 10th:

9:30AM: Aruchat Boker

10:15AM: Saturday Morning Services: Teens had the option of attending a meditative service or creative/traditional service.

11:45AM: Shabbat Elective: Teens choose between a variety of electives including meditation, Israeli culture, faith versus reason, change management, Jewish college life, the art of Chassidic melody, and Shira.

1:00PM: Aruchat Tzoharaim

2:00PM: Shabbat Elective

3:00PM: Chofesh: Teens spent time hanging out at amphitheater, large quad and small quad, also playing sports and music.

7:00PM: Aruchat Erev

8:00PM: Shabbat Reflection: Participants choose between three options – guided meditation, group discussion, or nature hike.

9:30PM: Havdallah

9:30PM: Region Planned Evening Program: Kallah: Social Action: Global Philanthropy causes with a focus on poverty and medicinal means in Africa.

11:15PM: Evening Snack

ILTC Roundup July 9

By ILTC 2010 Bloggers on 07/09/2010 @ 04:10 PM

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Our last Shabbat! Here's what's gone on this week, from the teen point of view.

I am You Is He Is ....Me to We: Michel Chikwanine spoke to ILTC this morning and certainly woke people up with his riveting story about life in Beni, Congo. His powerful speech about the organizations Me to We and Free the Children enabled the ILTC body to Stand Up for education in Africa. He certainly got people talking and inspired them to raise money to build schools in Africa. People are even talking about going to Africa to build schools. It is safe to say Michel motivated ILTC to help these incredible organizations.

I am You Is He Is ....Me to We: Michel spoke to ILTC this morning and certainly woke people up with his riveting story about life in Beni. His powerful speech about the organizations Me to We and Free the Children enabled the ILTC body to Stand Up for education in Africa. He certainly got people talking and inspired them to raise money to build schools in Africa. People are even talking about going to Africa to build schools. It is safe to say Michelle motivated ILTC to help these incredible organizations.

Conquering Cow Palace Although Camp Perlman food holds a special place in every camper's heart, a trip off-premises (even if it's seconds away) was a welcome treat. This week, members of the successful color war blue team, as well as members of the Big Deal Region, took a stroll to Lake Como's favorite frozen vendor. The adventure gave teens a chance to see more of the town and scope out motorcycle riders. Participants chose from kosher ice cream and "monster" milkshakes as well as burgers and fries. While the trek back uphill bested some particularly full stomachs, the trip was deemed a success as another generation of ILTC-ers learned of the dairy goodness down the road.

Israel Night, Or "The Fourth Of July Was Soooo Last Week" Wednesday night, everyone deccked out in their blue and white in support of our homeland, Israel. We had falafel and pita for dinner fresh from Israel. Folloeing dinner, we attended a program all about the founding Zionists of Israel. After, we had Israel dance and arts and crafts.

Mambo Region #5's Program Not A Mambo Thursday night, ILTC participated in the next mock region program based off of RLTI (or Regional Leadership Training Institute) conventions. We did a round robin of programs designed to build teambuilding and trust. Mambo Region #5's RLTI was a huge success!