by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 9, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel
This is the first installment of our “My Israel Story” series. All week, we’ll be sharing personal photos and stories from our staff about their connection to Israel in honor of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) on May 10-12. We look...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Mar 31, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, College Life, Uncategorized
by Jenna Resnikoff, Olim Fellow 2015-2016 “I miss Olim Fellows already,” I said last week on the bus home to New York from the final Olim Fellowship retreat at camp. My friends surrounding me on the bus agreed. The Olim Fellowship program is more than just a reason to...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Mar 2, 2016 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Education, Shabbat, Uncategorized, Worship & Spirituality, Youth & Family
Shabbat Shalom! We are thrilled that so many Crane Lakers are celebrating Shabbat Across America this Friday night by inviting members of our community into their homes for Shabbat dinner! No matter where or how you are enjoying Shabbat this week, we want to offer you...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jan 6, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, Uncategorized
Avital Goshen was one of our Israeli counselors this past summer, and she came to camp while she was in active duty in the Israeli Defense Force. Over the summer, she was granted the rank of lieutenant in the army, which we presented to her in front of all of camp!...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 11, 2015 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Education, Israel, Leadership, The Jewish World, Youth & Family
Shahar Peled is Crane Lake’s year-round shaliach, working in partnership with Temple Israel in New York City. This post is excerpted from an article originally published in the Chronicle, Temple Israel’s monthly bulletin. Shahar Peled was born and raised...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 4, 2015 | Camps & NFTY
This post was originally published on the NFTY-EIE blog. Maya K. is a junior on the NFTY-EIE High School Semester in Israel and is an alum of Crane Lake Camp. She is from Truro, MA and belongs to the Cape Cod Synagogue. Prior to 1941, the small city Tykocin was a...
