by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 13, 2018 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Caring Community, College Life, Leadership, Social Action
by Shaina Morrel and Noam Watt, 2nd Year Olim Fellows In the midst of our crazy first semesters at college, it felt like a nuisance to go to middle of nowhere Georgia for a weekend. Little did we know that those 4 days would change us. The theme of the retreat was...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 11, 2018 | Caring Community, Values, Why Camp
By Cantor Brad Hyman, Crane Lake Faculty Member What is the most important thing in your life? Really take a moment and think about it. I have heard many kinds of scenarios that start out with, “You have ten minutes to leave your home with what you are able to...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 31, 2018 | Caring Community, Education, Friendships
The opportunity to adopt puppies by lottery has been a tradition for many years at Crane Lake. Each year, four lucky families are able to bring home the supreme cuteness that comes from each young dog within our lovable puppy quartets. Now, the time has come to...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 24, 2018 | Caring Community, Values, Why Camp
by Louie Goldsmith, General Counselor Compassion is critical to a cohesive camp community. Though compassion commonly connotes passive comprehension of others’ condition, what characterizes Crane Lake compassion is that it consists of an active component. And when...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 9, 2018 | Caring Community, Shabbat, Values
At the center of this week’s t’filah and shabbat services was last week’s Jewish value: Ometz Lev or Courage. Each day began with a different teaching about the importance of embracing challenges despite the limitations of fear. Campers from all...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 30, 2018 | 20s & 30s, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, College Life, Leadership
During Crane Lake’s eight day training process, each staff member attends regular activities with different people while also facing unique experiences meant to push everyone out of their comfort zones. A multitude of opportunities for returning and new staff...