Shabbat at Tawonga is the most powerful Jewish experience at camp. During the week, units meet with the Jewish programmer and the song leader to practice the songs and prayers that will be sung that week. There is always a noticeable shift of energy in camp on Fridays. During the week, groups of campers leave for backpacking trips, but come Friday, everyone returns. Everyone comes together at 5:30 to begin the Shabbat service with the "Shabbat stroll", a tradition that developed in the 80's with Rabbi Yitz Greenberg. The Shabbat Stroll begins with the camp directors and song leaders in the dining hall who take out the Torah scroll from the Ark we have at camp. They carry the torah to the furthest cabin and gather the campers to begin singing. Then the group strolls from cabin to cabin picking up each group of kids until the whole camp is following behind the Torah singing songs. The stroll ends in the dining hall where a delicious Shabbat dinner is served which is of course followed by more singing and dancing.