by From the Crane Lake Blog | Oct 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Part I, by Rabbi Craig Marantz The following post is part one of a three-part series called “In the Big Inning: Reflections on Baseball, God and Camp.” Dreamed up one early Saturday morning on the camp baseball diamond, Rabbi Craig Marantz (Congregation...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Oct 5, 2012 | Off Season 2011 2012, Uncategorized
We were just at camp recently and the Fall Foliage is, needless to say, BEAUTIFUL! We thought we would share a few photos…
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Sep 21, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Education, Friendships, Leadership, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, URJ Crane Lake Camp It’s September 21st and it seems like just yesterday that I was giving hugs to campers and staff wishing everyone a L’hitraot, in the hopes of joining back together in next years summer months. I had an...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Sep 19, 2012 | Uncategorized
To use a descriptive phrase that was popular when I was in college – the August 2nd – 5th NAC Caravan was quite a trip. The NAC (North American Camp Committee) is the governing body of the Union for Reform Judaism’s camping system. For those four wonderful days...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Sep 14, 2012 | Camps & NFTY, RJ Blog, Shabbat, Worship & Spirituality
Every moment of Shabbat, all the way through Havdallah, is special and memorable. On Shabbat, we dress differently, we live on different time, we come together as a community at times that we generally are separated into age groupings. We eat together, pray together,...
