Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready, ready, ready? Come on, I don’t hear you. Let me hear you louder! You say you’re ready? You’re sure? Ok then, here goes: This week’s feature is... COLOR WAR! (And no, this is not a fake-out!),Color War Is Here!,Are you ready? Are you ready? Are you ready, ready, ready? Come on, I don’t hear you. Let me hear you louder! You say you’re ready? You’re sure? Ok then, here goes: This week’s feature is... COLOR WAR! (And no, this is not a fake-out!)
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Back in the dark ages when your parents and grandparents went to camp there was no air-conditioning and even the staff members didn’t have cell phones. However there’s one thing that been part of summer camp since like forever. And it isn’t going away anytime soon. So here goes the breakout for this week’s feature!
Color War has always been a camp classic. But if your parents showed up at the Grand Sing this year would they be able to just slide right back on stage and sing along? Or has Color War evolved over the years? Let’s talk to some camp directors and Head Counselors who have been around since — well since before the camp dining room had air-conditioning — and find out…
If Color War is a universal camp classic then it’s gotta be the same year after year right? Why bother changing the formula for something so timeless? But in all honesty our directors and head counselors agree that Color War has been tweaked over the years to ensure that it doesn’t start to taste stale…
Camp Agudah: “Color War has evolved over the years to become more about ruchniyus” Rabbi K. relates. “Breakouts used to be about scaring the campers with fake shootings and police. Nowadays we tend to do exciting shows. Also about 25 years ago one of the rebbeim in camp initiated the Grand Bechinah where boys use Color War to learn masechtos they generally don’t learn. This has created a different atmosphere during Color War.”
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