by jared | Jul 31, 2015 | Summer 2015
“Why do you go to camp?” For the last nine summers this is always the question I am asked. When I was in middle school and high school it was always, “don’t you want to see your friends?” and now in college it’s always, “why don’t you get a real job?” or “don’t you...
by jared | Jul 31, 2015 | Summer 2015
This week’s Jewish value is Sakranut, meaning curiosity. Curiosity can take many different forms at camp; we can show curiosity by trying new things, asking questions and stepping out of our comfort zone. The only way to learn is to be curious and camp is a great...
by jared | Jul 30, 2015 | Summer 2015
“Kesher has become something we love!” three Olim campers told me at the end of first session. Kesher are the electives taught by our faculty—the rabbis, cantors, and educators who spend a week or two with us at camp and help to make Judaism come alive for our...
by jared | Jul 29, 2015 | Summer 2015
Forty years ago this summer, I went to Israel for the first time on the NFTY Archeological Seminar. That summer was a transforming experience for me. I fell in love with the land as we traversed the Sinai desert (which was then part of Israel). The following summer, I...
by jared | Jul 28, 2015 | Summer 2015
My favorite camp experience would have to have been fight song 2014. The build up to fight song is always intense, but even more so when it’s the campers last year (and last chance) to be named fight song champions! The girls in my bunk had been writing things...