by jared | Aug 13, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Leadership, Reform Jewish Living, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
Taking time each summer to spend at Crane Lake Camp is a wonderful opportunity for our staff members. Some work as teachers and Jewish professionals year round, and look to camp during the summer for extra resources during the year. Some of the programs they run...
by jared | Aug 13, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Summer 2016, Worship & Spirituality
When our campers come together for Shabbat each week, one group leads the community in prayer. From Olim to Nitzanim, our campers sing out, pray, and listen to each others thoughts on camp and the Jewish value of the week. On this Shabbat, our last Shabbat of the 2016...
by jared | Aug 10, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
By, Jeff Clopper, Faculty It was the largest marble I had ever seen. Sitting in the palm of my hand, I turned it over and over. Marveling at its immense size, I was drawn in by the swirls of blue and white that covered the surface. However, this was no simple marble....
by jared | Aug 9, 2016 | Caring Community, College Life, Featured, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
It’s that time again! Each summer, Crane Lake campers take care of four adorable puppies, and at the end of the summer we raffle them off to camp families. At the end of first and second session, campers have been signing up to enter the puppy raffle, so...
by jared | Aug 6, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Summer 2016
By, Stella Raffle-Wax, Drama Specialist Hey! It’s your 2016 Drama Specialist, Stella! I’m so excited to tell you all about our second session play. I’ve been coming to Crane Lake for 10 years and I’ve seen a whole lot of camp plays, but I can honestly say that I’ve...
by jared | Aug 4, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Summer 2016, Youth & Family
By, Susan Morrel, Faculty I remember, so clearly, the conversation with my daughter during our drive home after the last day of Crane Lake Camp (CLC). It was the end of her Olim year, the summer before she entered 10th grade. She slumped in the car, teary eyed after...