by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 1, 2011 | Summer 2011
What has approximately 6000 prayer books, 2373 chicken dinners, 200+ NFTY teens, 800 volunteers, 541 congregations, 55 states and provinces and President Barack Obama? Yes, it’s the URJ Biennial in Washington, DC! Debby, Greg and 5,998 other Reform Jews are all headed...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 17, 2011 | Summer 2011
**Updated with contributions from our campers** Because of Camp I… Take a moment to complete this sentence… What has camp done for you? How are you a better person for having been at Crane Lake? What skills have you learned? Who did you meet along the way?...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 16, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Friendships, Summer 2011, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
What a great day for the Faculty of Eisner and Crane Lake Camps! This morning, we were joined by more than 30 Rabbis, Cantors and Educators, wearing their camp shirts, for our annual Education Summit. Synagogue professionals from across the northeast gathered to...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Sep 6, 2011 | Camp Chazak, Camping and Youth Engagement, Disabilities, Diversity, Education, Friendships, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2011, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Rachel Schein, Camp Chazak Staff Member It is not often that a group of 125 teenagers has the opportunity to spend an extended period of time working closely with and getting to know a group of children with special needs. The relationship between Camp Chazak and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 24, 2011 | Camp Chazak, Camping and Youth Engagement, Disabilities, Diversity, Education, Friendships, Summer 2011, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
By Hillary Steinberg, Camp Chazak Counselor Hello Chazak parents! What a busy few days we have had! Here in the bubble (or at camp), we often talk about how time works differently. It sometimes goes slower than normal time; it feels like we do a week’s worth of...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 21, 2011 | Camp Chazak, Summer 2011
by Marissa Frankel, Assistant Director, Eisner and Crane Lake Camps It’s hard to imagine, that after months of planning, we are just wrapping up the first day of Camp Chazak. At 10:00am the red gate swung open on State Line Road and Camp Chazak families arrived ready...
