by sstein | Mar 18, 2026 | Caring Community, Uncategorized, Why Camp
Across the Pond to Crane Lake How summers at camp shaped Lillie Freeman’s confidence, leadership, and sense of belonging. Mar. 18, 2026 Dear Crane Lake Community, To start, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Lillie Freeman, I’m 19 years old, and this summer will...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Feb 4, 2020 | 20s & 30s, Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, College Life, Education, Israel, Leadership, Social Action, The Jewish World, Values
by Debby Shriber, Executive Director, URJ Northeast Camps & Youth I’m typing this as I get ready to travel to Israel to meet some of our new shlichim. As you know, each summer an incredible cohort of Israeli Shlichim enriches our summer experience by bringing...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 27, 2019 | Caring Community, Reform Jewish Living, Traditions, Worship, Worship & Spirituality
by Melissa Buyer-Witman, Eisner & Crane Lake Faculty Dean On Friday, July 19th, our Alumni, faculty, board members, generous supporters, leaders in the movement along with campers, and staff all gathered together to dedicate and celebrate our recently revitalized...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 10, 2019 | Caring Community, Israel, Leadership, Reform Blogs, Summer
Last week, we finished reading BaMidbar or Numbers. As our Torah readers wrapped up their chanting, the community sang “hazak hazak venit-hazek,” the traditional recitation for completing a book of the Torah. With excitement and anticipation, we prepare to read the...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 8, 2019 | Alumni, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Reform Blogs, Values, Worship, Youth & Family
Life is a funny thing, sometimes. We begin completely helpless and dependent on our ability to observe and learn from those who demonstrate how to act, how to think, how to feel. From a very young age, we learn that pathway to being completely “in charge” and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 7, 2019 | Caring Community, Education, Leadership
by Lucia “Lulu” Carson, Machon Media Specialist The Machon leadership program is a once in a lifetime opportunity that I have been fortunate enough to take part in this summer. It is a tradition where past campers can come back after their unit has...
