by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 12, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Jewish Arts & Culture, Reform Blogs, Reform Jewish Living, RJ Blog, Summer, The Jewish World, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Worship, Worship & Spirituality, Youth & Family
By Lauren Chizner, Limud Director Today is the holiday of Shavuot. It celebrates the moment the Torah was given to the Israelites as they stood together at Mt. Sinai. While the revelation at Sinai happened but once, the receiving of Torah, Jewish teaching, happens all...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 30, 2013 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Finances, Fundraising, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2013, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Volunteerism
Josh Berlin is a former Crane Lake Camp staff member and camper and currently serves as the vice chair of the Crane Lake Camp Alumni Committee. Dear Debby, Greg and the entire 2013 CLC Camp Staff, I write this email with a fair amount of jealously as you near the...
by jared | Jun 22, 2013 | 20s & 30s, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Disabilities, Education, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Social Action, Summer 2013, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Volunteerism, Youth & Family
By Jeffrey Schwartz. During Summer 2013, Jeff will be serving as the Head Songleader at Crane Lake Camp. Jeff was a camper, Machonik and counselor at Crane Lake Camp as well. During the Spring of 2013 Jeff was called upon by Gift of Life to become a bone marrow donor...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Sep 21, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Education, Friendships, Leadership, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, URJ Crane Lake Camp It’s September 21st and it seems like just yesterday that I was giving hugs to campers and staff wishing everyone a L’hitraot, in the hopes of joining back together in next years summer months. I had an...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 28, 2012 | Friendships, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, Youth & Family
by Barbara Lerman-Golomb. Originally posted on the Reform Judaism Blog. Read the entire article: http://blogs.rj.org/blog/2012/08/16/camp-the-great-continuum/ It’s hard to believe that camp is nearing the homestretch. Just a few short weeks ago, my husband and I had...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 24, 2012 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Education, Friendships, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2012, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Rabbi Melissa Buyer. Rabbi Buyer is currently the Director of Lifelong Learning at Temple Israel of New York City. Rabbi Buyer served as a faculty member for URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps in Summer 2012 and is a proud Crane Lake Parent. Everything depends on the...