by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 11, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, Uncategorized
This is the third installment of our “My Israel Story” series. All week, we’ll be sharing personal photos and stories from our staff about their connection to Israel in honor of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) on May 10-12. We look...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 10, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, Uncategorized
This is the second installment of our “My Israel Story” series. All week, we’ll be sharing personal photos and stories from our staff about their connection to Israel in honor of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) on May 10-12. We look...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 9, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel
This is the first installment of our “My Israel Story” series. All week, we’ll be sharing personal photos and stories from our staff about their connection to Israel in honor of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) on May 10-12. We look...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jan 6, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, Uncategorized
Avital Goshen was one of our Israeli counselors this past summer, and she came to camp while she was in active duty in the Israeli Defense Force. Over the summer, she was granted the rank of lieutenant in the army, which we presented to her in front of all of camp!...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 11, 2015 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Education, Israel, Leadership, The Jewish World, Youth & Family
Shahar Peled is Crane Lake’s year-round shaliach, working in partnership with Temple Israel in New York City. This post is excerpted from an article originally published in the Chronicle, Temple Israel’s monthly bulletin. Shahar Peled was born and raised...
by jared | Aug 5, 2014 | Israel, Worship
By Barak Malichi, Israeli Mishlachat Throughout Jewish history, the Jewish people have had to face other nations forcing us to fight. Today, Tish’a B’av, we remember these hardships. The official day is actually a memorial for the destruction of both...
