This Week’s Jewish Value: Savlanut

This Week’s Jewish Value: Savlanut

The Jewish value of this week is Savlanut – patience. Whether it’s waiting in line at the salad bar, waiting for color war to breakout, or waiting for canteen, patience is key at camp. This week, we had two counselors reflect on how patience plays a role at camp along...
Beautifying Our Community with Nancy Katz

Beautifying Our Community with Nancy Katz

This session and last, Crane Lake Camp has had the opportunity to create silk paintings for theChadar Ochel with the unbelievably talented Nancy Katz. Nancy Katz has been silk painting since 1990 and is known all over the world, especially throughout the Jewish...
PHOTOS- Trip Day!

PHOTOS- Trip Day!

Nitzanim at Lake Compounce!   Bonim at Six Flags!   Lower Chaverim at the Ramblewild ropes course!   Upper Chaverim Whitewater Rafting at Zoar Outdoor!   Olim at Lake George!  
Igniting a Fire for Inclusion with Matan Koch

Igniting a Fire for Inclusion with Matan Koch

The other day, Matan Koch visited Crane Lake to ignite a fire for inclusion. Matan strives to spread knowledge about inclusion and aims to teach people about disabilities. He came to share his powerful personal stories and leave a mark on the campers and staff....
The Unforgettable EIE Experience

The Unforgettable EIE Experience

When people ask me about my semester abroad in Israel this past spring, I never really know where to begin. Finding the best place to accurately describe the best four months of my life is challenging, considering I could easily talk for months about the history I...
Tel Aviv to the Bubble

Tel Aviv to the Bubble

When you ask me how it is to be an Israeli at CLC, I think first about how it is to be here for me. I think about all the great and special activities I get to do here, most of them for the first time in my life, like ropes, speed boating, and American football (which...