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 | 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 | Jul 16, 2018 | College Life, Diversity, Education, Friendships, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Summer, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, Why Camp
Humid air marked a typical day at camp, but today was different. As a 10 year-old with no experience in any organized sport, baseball was the last activity I wanted to participate in. There were so many different tools and rules: “How do you put on a glove? What’s a...
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...
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 From the Crane Lake Blog | Mar 31, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, College Life, Uncategorized
by Jenna Resnikoff, Olim Fellow 2015-2016 “I miss Olim Fellows already,” I said last week on the bus home to New York from the final Olim Fellowship retreat at camp. My friends surrounding me on the bus agreed. The Olim Fellowship program is more than just a reason to...
