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 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 | Jul 11, 2019 | Diversity, Israel, Values
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by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 15, 2018 | Israel, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics
CLC alumnus Seth Mahler is headed to Netanya, Israel to compete in this years Lacrosse World Championship! From a camper at Crane Lake to an all-star lacrosse player, Seth has quite an interesting connection with Jewish life and sports. Since Seth is currently...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 18, 2017 | Israel
By Lisa Tenenbaum, Director of Israel Engagement While Olim ’16 gets to appreciate Israel by spending their summer there, the rest of camp honored the Jewish homeland yesterday by celebrating Yom Yisrael (Israel Day)! Here at CLC, we are lucky enough to have...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 1, 2017 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Education, Israel
by Shaina Morrel, former camper and current Heller High student. This blog is an excerpt from Shaina’s personal blog, “Shay in Israel.” Click the link to read more about her adventures and reflections! “Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is...