Shabbat Snippets 7/26
Nitzanim and Olim led our Shabbat services this Friday night and Saturday morning. They both did a wonderful job touching on their themes of Ahavat Ger, loving the stranger, and journeys through time.
This Week’s Jewish Value: Ahavat Ger
This weeks Jewish Value is Ahavat Ger, love the stranger. There are many opportunities for Ahavat Ger here at CLC so we asked campers what it means to open their hearts to people they may not know well, and this is what they said.
The Little Mermaid CLC Camp Play
This year Crane Lake went under the sea as campers put on the Little Mermaid on the rec hall stage last night. Spirits were high as familiar tunes were sung and proud smiles were shining as friends performed in front of the community.
Upper Chaverim NYC Trip Day
Upper Chaverim campers went to New York City for trip day. They visited the Statue of Liberty, the Bronx Zoo, volunteered at a New Jersey food bank, saw Matilda on Broadway and watched Back to the Future as the sun set over the Hudson. Here's a video recap of the...
A Personal Insight into Mini Maccabia
Mini Maccabia has been a Crane Lake tradition for as long as I can remember. It came in different forms, like 4th of July red, white and blue games, or CLC Olympics, but it was always around, and always a camp highlight.
Who stole the salaad bars?
Who stole the salaad bars at CLC? The 4 mini maccabia teams worked all day to solve this catastrophe. More evidence coming soon... https://vimeo.com/101549079
Crane Lake JTFN
For the past 4 weeks, 20 Chaverim campers have been part of the JTFN Kesher course. JTFN is the Jewish Teen Funders Network. We, the JTFN campers, have been given a grant of $1000 along with 37 other camps across the country.
Israel at Crane Lake
I always knew I wanted to be a counselor at a Jewish summer camp in the US. Why? I don’t even remember why.
Our New Chadar Ochel
Talk about a game changer at Crane Lake! Check out the inside scoop of our brand new Chadar Ochel!
Naomi Less Shines at Crane Lake
This week Crane Lake hosted a very special musical guest, Naomi Less. Naomi visited for one whole week to bring our community together in song and prayer with a little added touch of uniqueness.