by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 27, 2017 | Social Action
by Lesley Litman, Faculty “Sometimes, in order to stand up you need to bend down.” These words were written by a camper for Erev Shabbat t’filah at Crane Lake Camp during the week when our Jewish Value of the Week was Lo Ta’amod – “Do not stand idly...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 25, 2017 | Social Action, Volunteerism
By Lauren Chizner, Limud Director Our Crane Lake Camp Mission Statement quotes a verse from Pirkei Avot, “You are not required to complete the work, nor are you free to ignore it.” Upper Bonim campers have taken this mission to heart, spending first session learning...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Feb 6, 2017 | Alumni, Diversity, Education, Social Action, Volunteerism
by Shoshana Bedrosian, former Crane Lake Camper Instead of coming back to camp last summer, Shoshana spent three weeks coaching soccer for underprivileged children in Cambodia and Vietnam through a program called Sports for Social Change. The...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jan 9, 2017 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Social Action, Volunteerism
Crane Lake and Eisner have long had a relationship with a special organization called Gift of Life. Gift of Life is a bone marrow registry which collects cells from volunteers through cheek swabs in order to try to find matches for patients needing bone marrow or...
by jared | Jul 22, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Greening Reform Judaism, Social Action, Summer 2016
By, Rabbi Joshua Franklin, Faculty צֶדֶק צֶדֶק תִּרְדֹּף Justice Justice shall you pursue (Deuteronomy 16:20) These words of Torah have been the battle cry for those who seek social justice and human rights. They have also been a core text through which Crane Lake...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 12, 2016 | 20s & 30s, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, Social Action, Volunteerism
This is the fourth 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...
