by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 15, 2019 | Values, Why Camp, Worship & Spirituality
Maccabiah is in full swing this week at CLC, and the range of contests is wide…from soccer games and swim meets to Simon Says and Sing (composing and performing original spirited songs and skits); from Ultimate Frisbee and Chop (using a hatchet to break a log in...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 13, 2019 | Alumni, Summer
A Series of Recollections by John Bormolini and Friends. This article was originally printed in West Stockbridge’s monthly newsletter, the Local Yokel. Reposted with permission. Until 1954, Crane Lake Camp (CLC), one of the many camps in the Berkshires, was...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 12, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Jewish Arts & Culture, Reform Jewish Living
Second session’s play was Moses the Mensch, a dramatic presentation of the story of Moses. We were transported to the time of the Torah with the excellent set and costumes. The cast had the audience in stitches with the comedic timing. What made this play even...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 10, 2019 | Caring Community, Israel, Leadership, Reform Blogs, Summer
Last week, we finished reading BaMidbar or Numbers. As our Torah readers wrapped up their chanting, the community sang “hazak hazak venit-hazek,” the traditional recitation for completing a book of the Torah. With excitement and anticipation, we prepare to read the...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 8, 2019 | Alumni, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Reform Blogs, Values, Worship, Youth & Family
Life is a funny thing, sometimes. We begin completely helpless and dependent on our ability to observe and learn from those who demonstrate how to act, how to think, how to feel. From a very young age, we learn that pathway to being completely “in charge” and...
