A Thanksgiving Wish
As we prepare to gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving, let us pause to reflect on the people and world around us. While most have recovered from the intensity of Hurricane Sandy, some still struggle with the lingering effects of the storm’s fury. In...
Campers, Staff and Parents Sporting their CLC and Eisner Gear
Today was National Wear Your Camp, NFTY or Israel Program T-Shirt Day! Hundreds showed up to school and work to sport their favorite URJ youth program. Here are the ones that we spotted online! Thank you to everyone who sported their camp gear today! You rock! 221...
In the Big Inning: Reflections on Baseball, God and Camp – Part III
The following post is part three 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 Kol Haverim, Glastonbury, CT), Greg Kellner...
In the Big Inning: Reflections on Baseball, God and Camp – Part II
The following post is part two 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 Kol Haverim, Glastonbury, CT), Greg Kellner...
In the Big Inning: Reflections on Baseball, God and Camp – Part I
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 Kol Haverim,...
Fall Foliage at Crane Lake Camp
We were just at camp recently and the Fall Foliage is, needless to say, BEAUTIFUL! We thought we would share a few photos...
Taking Camp Home: Reflections for the New Year
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...
The NAC Caravan – Well Worth the Journey
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 I had...
The Power of Shabbat at Camp
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,...
Camp: The Great Continuum
by Barbara Lerman-Golomb. Originally posted on the Reform Judaism Blog. Read the entire article: http://blogs.rj.org/blog/2012/08/16/camp-the-great-continuum/ It’s hard to believe that camp is nearing the homestretch. Just a few short weeks ago, my husband and I had...