by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 22, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Featured, Leadership, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
As the countdown to camp continues, our staff is busy preparing! This week our general counselors have arrived, and all our staff is learning a ton about how to work with campers. We are proud of the work our coaches and instructors did last week to prepare for camp....
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 20, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Leadership, Summer, Uncategorized
We are one week away from Opening Day, and we could not be more excited! Want to learn more about our Leadership Team for this summer? Check out their bios below! Debby Shriber, Camp Director Debby is proud to be the director of Crane Lake Camp. She’s been with...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 15, 2016 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Leadership, URJ Communications Themes
Up today for our Specialist Week Highlights is Jake! This is Jake’s 10th summer at Crane Lake Camp, and he is stoked to be our Baseball Coach. He is from Trumbull, CT, and during the year he studies Communications and Sociology at the University of Connecticut and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 14, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Featured, Friendships, Leadership, URJ Communications Themes
OUR SPECIALISTS ARE HOME! This week, we will be sharing some stories about some of our coaches and instructors, from camp veterans and new staff alike. Up first is Liam! Liam is from St. Andrews, Scotland. During the year, he manages a comfort food restaurant there....
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 From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 24, 2015 | Alumni, Camps & NFTY, Leadership
URJ Crane Lake Camp is filled with so many wonderful people. Our community is full of love and happiness, and we are lucky to have incredible people in our Kehillah Kedoshah. Rose Levenson is one of those role models at Crane Lake. Rose has been working at camp for...