by jared | Jul 29, 2015 | Summer 2015
Forty years ago this summer, I went to Israel for the first time on the NFTY Archeological Seminar. That summer was a transforming experience for me. I fell in love with the land as we traversed the Sinai desert (which was then part of Israel). The following summer, I...
by jared | Jul 28, 2015 | Summer 2015
My favorite camp experience would have to have been fight song 2014. The build up to fight song is always intense, but even more so when it’s the campers last year (and last chance) to be named fight song champions! The girls in my bunk had been writing things...
by jared | Jul 28, 2015 | Summer 2015
Every time we play an icebreaker at camp, we are asked to say our name and where we are from. For some reason, there are bigger reactions when I say I am from Los Angeles, California than those from England or Israel. I think this is because people think that by being...
by jared | Jul 27, 2015 | Summer 2015
We made our goal! On both opening days as well as first session closing day and visiting day, we collected over 300 cans to feed the hungry in our local community. The Birkat Hamazon, the blessing we say after every meal at camp, states, Baruch Atah Adonai, Hazan et...
by jared | Jul 26, 2015 | Summer 2015
Crane Lake is constantly filled with lots of laughs, smiles and energy all day long! Once a week, we will share a unit update with you from our unit heads about what our campers have been up to. We hope you get a sense of all the exciting things going on in our Crane...
by jared | Jul 26, 2015 | Summer 2015
As you may already know, this summer we are celebrating our 18th summer as a Union for Reform Judaism camp. To honor to this particular summer, the Cornerstone Fellows, 3rd year counselors, had each bunk create a list of 18 things they love about URJ Crane Lake Camp....
