by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 27, 2019 | Caring Community, Reform Jewish Living, Traditions, Worship, Worship & Spirituality
by Melissa Buyer-Witman, Eisner & Crane Lake Faculty Dean On Friday, July 19th, our Alumni, faculty, board members, generous supporters, leaders in the movement along with campers, and staff all gathered together to dedicate and celebrate our recently revitalized...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 12, 2019 | Arts & Culture, Jewish Arts & Culture, Reform Jewish Living
Second session’s play was Moses the Mensch, a dramatic presentation of the story of Moses. We were transported to the time of the Torah with the excellent set and costumes. The cast had the audience in stitches with the comedic timing. What made this play even...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 1, 2019 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Camp Chazak, Caring Community, Greening Reform Judaism, Reform Blogs, Reform Jewish Living, Summer, Values
by Rabbi Erica Asch, faculty As I stood in my faculty shirt, wearing my nametag and welcoming families to Crane Lake on Opening Day, I saw more than a few worried faces. It wasn’t only the campers that were nervous, so were many parents. Seeing their anxious faces, I...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 26, 2019 | Reform Jewish Living, Traditions, Worship
by Chelsea Feuchs, Assistant Limud Director When we watch a movie or see a play, there is a fairly standard outline that we expect each plot to follow. There is an introduction to the characters, then a conflict emerges, there are some moments of action, and finally...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 16, 2019 | Jewish Arts & Culture, Reform Jewish Living, The Jewish World, Traditions, Values
By Lisa Tenenbaum, Assistant Limud Director Since the summer of 2000, I have had the privileged of serving as part of the Leadership Team at CLC. I held several different positions, and was able to watch my own children , as well as dozens of campers, grow up here and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 12, 2019 | Education, Reform Jewish Living, Shabbat, Traditions, Values
by Mindy Sherry, RJE, faculty member In September 2018, Serena Williams played Naomi Osaka in the championship game at the U.S. Open. During the match, Serena had an altercation with the umpire chair. This altercation brought a grey cloud over Naomi’s win and took...