by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 24, 2015 | Alumni, Camps & NFTY, Leadership
URJ Crane Lake Camp is filled with so many wonderful people. Our community is full of love and happiness, and we are lucky to have incredible people in our Kehillah Kedoshah. Rose Levenson is one of those role models at Crane Lake. Rose has been working at camp for...
by jared | Jul 21, 2014 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, RJ Blog, Summer 2014
Shabbat Shalom from group nine! Time for some more monotonous rhymes. Last week we waved goodbye to the desert sand, Traveling to the heart of the Holy Land. At kibbutz Tzuba we spent our first Israeli Shabbat, At the Jewish quarter we found some great shops. All the...
by jared | Jun 19, 2014 | Camps & NFTY, Reform Blogs, RJ Blog, Summer 2014, Uncategorized
By Jenny Rehkugler, Communications Specialist Crane Lake had the honor of hosting a special guest this week who filled the camp with joyous song and cheer. Alan Goodis, renowned Jewish musician, serenaded the camp at a cozy bonfire on the lake and collaborated with...
by jared | Jun 22, 2013 | 20s & 30s, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Disabilities, Education, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Social Action, Summer 2013, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Volunteerism, Youth & Family
By Jeffrey Schwartz. During Summer 2013, Jeff will be serving as the Head Songleader at Crane Lake Camp. Jeff was a camper, Machonik and counselor at Crane Lake Camp as well. During the Spring of 2013 Jeff was called upon by Gift of Life to become a bone marrow donor...
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 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,...