by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 5, 2020 | Social Action
Dearest Crane Lake Families, In the last week, it has filled our hearts with hope and light to see our campers, staff, alumni, and faculty living their Jewish values by taking a stand against hatred and racism and standing up for the dignity and equality of all...
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 | Jul 23, 2019 | Education, Greening Reform Judaism, Social Action, Values, Volunteerism
by Shaina Morrel, Limud Specialist This week’s Jewish value is Ga’avah, or pride. At camp we feel pride in a lot of ways every single day, but this summer the word has taken on an entirely new meaning for me. On the first day of camp, I informed my campers of my new...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 13, 2018 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Caring Community, College Life, Leadership, Social Action
by Shaina Morrel and Noam Watt, 2nd Year Olim Fellows In the midst of our crazy first semesters at college, it felt like a nuisance to go to middle of nowhere Georgia for a weekend. Little did we know that those 4 days would change us. The theme of the retreat was...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 14, 2018 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Leadership, Social Action, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Values, Volunteerism, Why Camp
“Two camps, one site.” These aren’t just words our campers chant during song session, they are a mantra for the unified relationship we share at Eisner and Crane Lake. We may have slightly different traditions, but we are one big camp family. At Eisner, we teach our...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 13, 2017 | Camps & NFTY, Jewish Arts & Culture, Social Action
Over the summer, we had the pleasure of hosting musical artist-in-residence Alan Goodis. Alan helped us to bring Crane Lake’s Culture of Kindness alive as he worked with groups of campers to write an original song! Our songwriters loved using their creativity to...