Since You Asked - TheZone Staff Answer

hello sounds on I start with this top one and I read the question out loud okay [Music] what's with the camels so good question what's with the camels so I'm not really sure I still can't figure it out like I think the camel came before the answer the things that are said I don't know if it's true or not is that the camel is always smiling rumor has it that um the camel is the Zone's mascot because it's always smiling I think somebody on our staff just loves camels Don't Force the kids to keep Shabbos we obviously encourage them show them the beauty of Shabbos I wouldn't say that there's like a strict rule that they have to keep Shabbos they're definitely encouraged to keep Chavez we don't flush anything down anyone 's throws they have to keep shamas but they have to have respect Shabbos and campus is the highlight of the whole week we count that every day you know two more days if you don't know what a Shabbos is and you've never really experienced an incredible warm and connected Chavez and you come to the zone you just feel it from the food to the sinking to the energy to the everyone looking so beautiful you know the special food is Italian the meals are exciting the voices literally are booming out of the dining room asking what's your favorite part again like you ask kids like what's your favorite part of Camp I'll tell you the top answers are Shabbos torments and zipline literally when you ask them at the end of the summer what was your most exciting part about Camp kids will say Shabbos so no not every camper has to keep Shabbos but every camper is part of Shabbos why don't you pay your staff good question good question great question why should you this is for free as a staff member who went to the Zone I definitely got a lot more out of the Zone than I gave you really gained so much from being a volunteer I'm actually a volunteer myself I cannot imagine you were paying me for the skus that I have this is for people like here and you can't pay somebody you can't buy that oh last one last one why is the Zone more than just a can first of all that's our slogan Camp is not an experience for itself it's really just uh hello you know it's the beginning of a relationship Camp is just the beginning for us we don't just leave at the end of August and say goodbye to the kids and that's it our goal is to bring in the entire family Aura has so many programs that are there for you for life Ura in general offers so many programs events tourmates Chill Zone whether it's a tour of meat whether it's reviton's program circus Hanukkah Shadow we sent out packages for the holidays to get rule of an astrog they got matzos for Pisa our tour rates program which we start in Camp we actually continue after Camp whether it's the tuition program and helping kids get into Yeshiva I have boys calling me up 10 15 years out of camp rabbi life is getting serious I'm starting to date right now I feel like I need a rabbi can you be my rabbi you're coming to the Zone just for the summer but you're really just becoming part of Ura for the rest of your life oh yeah okay foreign