by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 30, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Uncategorized
During first session campers had the privilege of acting in camp’s rendition of the Beauty & the Beast. In classic camp fashion, campers added their artistic flare into their characterizations of a candlestick, clock, drawer, tea pot, herd of wolves,...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
What’s the color of Crane Lake? Blue, yellow, green, and red! These are the characteristic colors of Mini Maccabiah, one of first session’s special events. Past “Mini Mac”s were modeled after themes like Summer Olympics, Harry Potter, Star...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 24, 2018 | Caring Community, Values, Why Camp
by Louie Goldsmith, General Counselor Compassion is critical to a cohesive camp community. Though compassion commonly connotes passive comprehension of others’ condition, what characterizes Crane Lake compassion is that it consists of an active component. And when...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 23, 2018 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY
The most anticipated trip for most campers at Crane Lake is Olim’s four day expedition through Montreal, Canada. Even Nitzanim campers are filled with envy whenever the Olim campers came back wearing their newly bought Ben & Jerry’s or maple leaf...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 22, 2018 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Leadership, Shabbat, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Values, Why Camp, Worship & Spirituality
by Rabbi Marci Bellows, faculty “You are not obligated to complete the task, but neither are you free to ignore it.” (Pirke Avot, 2:21) No matter one’s particular viewpoints or political leanings, we are undoubtedly living through a time of national division, strife,...
