Those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer will be here before you know it.  Join us for Erev Shavuot worship on Saturday, May 26th, when we will bid farewell to our Beth Torah students who will be attending sleep-away Jewish camps and traveling to Israel this summer.  We will recite a travelers’ prayer as part of the worship that begins at 6:30 p.m. Come and enjoy the opportunity to share expectations of our Jewish summer experiences.  In addition each child will receive a farewell gift from the congregation.  First-time Jewish campers will also receive a specially designed Beth Torah camper hat.  Please call Marcia Rittmaster at the Beth Torah office, or send her an e-mail at mrittmaster@beth-torah.org to let her know the dates your child will be attending a Jewish summer camp.  She writes a letter to each and every Beth Torah student while they are at a Jewish camp.

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What camper doesn’t like to get mail from home? If your child is going to a Jewish camp this summer please let Marcia Rittmaster know what camp and when they’ll be there. She writes letters to EVERY Beth Torah child while they are at camp. She can only send letters when she has the information, so make sure your child isn’t left out. Send the information to her at mrittmaster@beth-torah.org. You also won’t want to miss our Camp Farewell as part of our Shavuot Picnic celebration in May. The YAEC has some special gifts for our departing campers.

If your child is a first-time camper, attending a Jewish camp session for 19 days or longer, he or she may be eligible for a financial incentive for summer camp! Children who have attended a Jewish overnight camp for fewer than 19 days in previous years are also eligible. For more information, go to http://www.jewishkansascity.org/onehappycamper.aspxm, or contact Karen Gerson at kareng@jewishkc.org.  The One Happy Camper financial incentive for summer camps is brought to you by the Jewish Federation of Greater KC.