Tzelam Boys Camp | Imamother

amother

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 12:09 am

Anyone sent to Tzelam boys camp?
can you please share your/your son's experience?
Thank you!

amother

Bisque

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 12:16 am

My brothers in law loved it but they were there a really long time ago...

amother

Scarlet

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 12:20 am

amother [ Bisque ] wrote:

My brothers in law loved it but they were there a really long time ago...

Times have changed my dear.
Now it's a very frum chassidish pretty Satmer geshtimp camp.

amother

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 12:28 am

amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:

Times have changed my dear.
Now it's a very frum chassidish pretty Satmer geshtimp camp.

are you sure about it being Satmar'ish?

amother

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 12:31 am

Is anyone familiar and can compare the differences between Vien camp to Tzelam camp?
My son was in Vien last year. We were really happy! Some of his friends are going to Tzelam this year. (his friends have nothing to do with Satmar, but are very chassidish-we are also very chassidish)
Is it going to be a huge let down in regard to having 'fun'? or just a tiny let down?

amother

Lime

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 1:09 am

My boys were there about 5 years ago.
We were very happy.
A good basic camp nothing crazy

amother

Dodgerblue

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 4:30 am

My boys are there. Great camp but nothing crazy. Vien and krasna are probably a lot more grand.

amother

Dodgerblue

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 4:33 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

are you sure about it being Satmar'ish?

My nephews are in satmar. Can't compare at all. I think the poster meant to say that they toned down a lot the past 10 years. They used to be an all fun camp , now it's a fantastic camp with lots of fun but not crazy as in the past.

amother

Scarlet

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 7:50 am

amother [ OP ] wrote:

You can not compare Tzelem to Vein, if he's expecting the same fun, it'll be a huge let down for him.
Krasna, Munkatch, and Vein (in this order) are the most fun of the chassidish camps.

amother

Scarlet

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 7:51 am

amother [ Dodgerblue ] wrote:

I didn't mean that it's like Satmer camp.
Just many of the boys and staff are Satmer'ish.

cnc

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 9:30 am

amother [ Scarlet ] wrote:

You can not compare Tzelem to Vein, if he's expecting the same fun, it'll be a huge let down for him.
Krasna, Munkatch, and Vein (in this order) are the most fun of the chassidish camps.

This.
Years ago Tzelem was a really fun program filled camp. Now not so much .

Krasna and Munkatch are now the exciting camps...

amother

White

Fri, Mar 13 2020, 10:19 am

Don't think you can compare vein to tzelem but if his friends are going it's up to you if you want to give him the option.