by From the Crane Lake Blog | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Purim is just three weeks away, and as we celebrate Esther’s courage and Jewish identity, we can’t help but think about our campers who grow personally and Jewishly every day during the summer! We hope that you’ll use your congregation’s Purim celebrations as an...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 23, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jewish Arts & Culture, Uncategorized, Worship, Worship & Spirituality
We at Crane Lake are grateful for oh so many things! Over the summer, Nitzanim campers explored gratitude through nature, art, text, movement, and music. The music group worked with Cantor Brad Hyman to create an original song describing all the things they are...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Aug 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
Ever wonder what our campers are thinking as they run through the rows of Crane Lake? What’s on their mind when they show up to the Chadar Ochel (dining hall) and it’s their favorite meal for lunch? How do they feel as they scurry around from activity to...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Lauren Chizner, Limud Director Passover came early this year for Nitzanim campers. Last Friday, campers met in the Hockey Pavilion ready to celebrate Passover with PJ Our Way, a program from PJ Library that offers exceptional books with Jewish themes for children...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
By Jeremy Levine, Assistant Machon Director When staff, campers, and families picture Opening Day at a summer camp, they picture bright, sunny fields, roofball games interrupted by box trucks, the opening ceremony in our Outdoor Sanctuary, and a whole lot of...
