by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 5, 2019 | Alumni, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Friendships, Leadership, Reform Blogs
by Rabbi Jeff “Rabs” Clopper, faculty “I am in my happy place!” For a couple weeks each summer, emails sent to me receive that message in an automatic reply. I want those who communicate with me to know that I am not ignoring them. However, being...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 4, 2019 | Alumni, Caring Community, Reform Blogs, Summer
This summer at Crane Lake, I have gotten pretty good at differentiating between accents. Even over a crackling walkie talkie, I can make a distinction between the Australian, Scottish, and English members of our AV team in just a few words. As proud as I may feel of...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 1, 2019 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Camp Chazak, Caring Community, Greening Reform Judaism, Reform Blogs, Reform Jewish Living, Summer, Values
by Rabbi Erica Asch, faculty As I stood in my faculty shirt, wearing my nametag and welcoming families to Crane Lake on Opening Day, I saw more than a few worried faces. It wasn’t only the campers that were nervous, so were many parents. Seeing their anxious faces, I...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 31, 2019 | Alumni, Caring Community, Education, Friendships, Worship, Worship & Spirituality
Crane Lake is a magical place where campers can journey all the way from Lower Nitzanim (9-10) to Olim (15-16). Then they have the option to go beyond to Israel with one another, and, eventually, to become Machon – our counselors in training – where they...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 29, 2019 | Caring Community, Summer, Uncategorized, Why Camp
After an amazing first session, we thought we would have a second! We opened our gates on another Opening Day and our loving community has now grown to 530 members, all with different stories to tell! It could not have gone smoother, how amazing to see old friends...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 19, 2019 | Alumni, Caring Community, Values, Volunteerism, Worship, Youth & Family
On Recognizing the Broken and Beautiful On a recent, sun-soaked morning here at camp, we gathered in the outdoor sanctuary for tefillah. As the layered harmonies filled the sacred space with boundless beauty and elation, I was struck by the words of one particular...
