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...
Looking Back on Alumni Day 2012
Camp Counselors: Textpeople and Inspirations
by Rabbi Melissa Buyer. Rabbi Buyer is currently the Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Israel of New York City. Rabbi Buyer served as a faculty member for URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps in Summer 2012 and is a proud Crane Lake Parent. Everything depends on the...
How I Live Blogged Maccabia 2012 and Lived to Tell About It
CLC's live blog of Maccabia 2012 was a huge success. We thought it would be exciting to share how it all happened behind the scenes! A couple of days before Maccabia break out, Senior Assistant Director Greg Kellner approached the programming team with a wild idea: to...
Maccabia 2012 LIVE! Tweeting, Blogging, Photos, and More
Day 1, 2, and 3 photos and blog have been archived - click here to view Thank you for joining us on this live blogging journey! We've enjoyed sharing the magic and fun of Maccabia with you! Good night!! 10:25 PM - The room goes wild, and them settles as we sing...
Maccabia Archive Day 1, 2, and 3 – Tweets, Live Blogging, Photos and More
Note to Parents: Bunk 1 is currently being updated for Security Updates and pictures may be unavailable during this time, but don't miss the Live Maccabiah action with all of our tweets, blogs, photos, etc. VIEW THE CURRENT LIVE BLOGS, TWEETS, ETC. NOW Below are the...
All I Really Need to Know I Learned at Camp
By Rabbi Marci Bellows, Crane Lake Faculty Member Originally posted on The Jewish Week at the following address: http://www.thejewishweek.com/features/reform-really/all-i-really-need-know-i-learned-camp All I really need to know, I learned at camp (to borrow a phrase...
Kesher Connections: Camp Never Stops Giving
Originally Posted on the RJ Blog. Rabbi Seth Limmer is the Dean of Faculty at URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps. Visit the RJ Blog to read the entire article. http://blogs.rj.org/blog/2012/07/23/kesher-connections-camp-never-stops-giving/ Everyone goes to camp to make a...