by jared | Aug 4, 2014 | Israel
By Lisa Tenenbaum, Assistant Limud Director/Israel Engagement On Saturday night, the sixteen members of the Israeli Mishlachat gave all of our campers a little taste of Israel. When they entered the Chadar Ochel, they heard the sound of modern Israeli music, and saw...
by jared | Aug 4, 2014 | Israel, Shabbat, Summer 2014, Uncategorized
Shabbat Shalom Crane Lake Camp! Last night was our last night, Today our last day, And we are far too busy crying To write the final scene of this play. To sum it up, though, our Israelis were the greatest. With them we took selfies, and about Israel we debated. We...
by jared | Jul 24, 2014 | Israel, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2014
For the past 4 weeks, 20 Chaverim campers have been part of the JTFN Kesher course. JTFN is the Jewish Teen Funders Network. We, the JTFN campers, have been given a grant of $1000 along with 37 other camps across the country. First, we established which Jewish values...
by jared | Jul 22, 2014 | Israel, Summer 2014
By Noam Noy, Israeli Counselor I always knew I wanted to be a counselor at a Jewish summer camp in the US. Why? I don’t even remember why. Maybe it had to do with the fact that I was a big fan of “Camp Rock” the movie or maybe because it just sounded like a fun way to...
by jared | Jul 21, 2014 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, RJ Blog, Summer 2014
Shabbat Shalom from group nine! Time for some more monotonous rhymes. Last week we waved goodbye to the desert sand, Traveling to the heart of the Holy Land. At kibbutz Tzuba we spent our first Israeli Shabbat, At the Jewish quarter we found some great shops. All the...
by jared | Jul 8, 2014 | Education, Israel, Summer 2014, Uncategorized
By Jenny Rehkugler, Communications Specialist Crane Lake hosted two very special guests today who shared their skills and language with campers on the courts. Ofir and Lior, two Israeli basketball players, came all the way from Israel to spend a month traveling...
