about us

KAYITZ BAKIBBUTZ SUMMER CAMP was founded by Kenny Goldman and Dvora Liss Bogrei Bnei Akiva who made Aliyah with their families as members of a Garin Aliyah to Kibbutz Shluchot in 1984.

Twenty nine years ago Kenny and Dvora were sitting on the lawn in front of the Goldman house reminiscing about their old days in Camp Moshava.  Kenny and  Dvora had a dream that Kibbutz Shluchot, home to both Goldman and Liss families, would be an ideal venue for an American style sleep-away summer camp. After much planning and work Kayitz Bakibbutz opened up in 1995 with 25 campers. This story told every season on the opening day of camp has become camp lore.

Over the last 29 years Kayitz Bakibbutz  has become a household name in the Israeli Summer Camp community as well as in Jewish communities around the world.  Shluchot has become a magical special place for our camp graduates who form lasting meaningful friendships that continue as they meet throughout the year.  These connections continue when the campers enter Israeli yeshivot, the Israeli army (Tzahal) or college.  Their beloved summer camp experience is part of who they are today.  We have created a camp culture of Kayitz Bakibbutz.

Now in it’s 29th consecutive year the camp has grown and developed into a two-session summer camp with over 300campers.

We believe that summer camp is a unique opportunity for a child to develop new skills and achievements, build self-esteem, make new friends and grow in a physically and emotionally safe environment. Our Religious Kibbutz is the perfect setting for accomplishing these goals. The strong support of our kibbutz members and the input of our camp parents’ help us constantly grow and evolve. We take the best from our varied experiences and integrate it with new ideas from the exciting world of camping, to ensure a fun meaningful summer.

As former Moshava campers, we acknowledge that camp has contributed to our own personal development and we are excited to be continuing the camping tradition here in Eretz Yisrael.