Hundreds of campers in boys’ Camp Gan Israel Parksville and girls’ Camp Emunah joined a Shabbos Mevorchim Tehillim contest this summer in memory of a young bochur.
The children were encouraged to recite at least 30 kapitlach of Tehillim on Shabbos Mevorchim Elul, and received a danish and were entered into a grand raffle.
The project was held in memory of the bochur Shmuel Karnowsky OBM, who passed away at the young age of 15, and has grown and seen great success since being founded in his memory.
Shmuel’s parents, Osher and Rivka Karnowsky, wanted to do something special to honor the memory of their son, who was a straight-alef student and a diligent bochur who was beloved by his peers. The project was co-sponsored by Sholom Wilhelm.
“We all know the great power of reciting words of Tehillim, and the many brochos which come from it, especially when it comes to children,” said Rabbi Moshe Pinson, President of Bais Shmuel Chabad in Crown Heights, who organized the initiative.
Photos not taken on Shabbos
