by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 27, 2019 | Caring Community, Reform Jewish Living, Traditions, Worship, Worship & Spirituality
by Melissa Buyer-Witman, Eisner & Crane Lake Faculty Dean On Friday, July 19th, our Alumni, faculty, board members, generous supporters, leaders in the movement along with campers, and staff all gathered together to dedicate and celebrate our recently revitalized...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 26, 2019 | Reform Jewish Living, Traditions, Worship
by Chelsea Feuchs, Assistant Limud Director When we watch a movie or see a play, there is a fairly standard outline that we expect each plot to follow. There is an introduction to the characters, then a conflict emerges, there are some moments of action, and finally...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 24, 2019 | Color War, Summer, Traditions
Mini Maccabiah 2019 was one for the ages! When the corporates at Mini Maccabiah headquarters threatened to remove yellow from the competition based on performance, yellow teams of years past rebelled and entered under new colors! Read on to hear more about this...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 16, 2019 | Jewish Arts & Culture, Reform Jewish Living, The Jewish World, Traditions, Values
By Lisa Tenenbaum, Assistant Limud Director Since the summer of 2000, I have had the privileged of serving as part of the Leadership Team at CLC. I held several different positions, and was able to watch my own children , as well as dozens of campers, grow up here and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 14, 2019 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Jewish Arts & Culture, Traditions, Uncategorized
Fight Song 2019 was a battle for the ages and all units came prepared with songs that made the Rec Hall rumble. With great themes and songs including Old Town Road, Spiderverse, Live Aid, Fiddler on the Roof and so much more the competition was fierce!! However the...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 12, 2019 | Education, Reform Jewish Living, Shabbat, Traditions, Values
by Mindy Sherry, RJE, faculty member In September 2018, Serena Williams played Naomi Osaka in the championship game at the U.S. Open. During the match, Serena had an altercation with the umpire chair. This altercation brought a grey cloud over Naomi’s win and took...