by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 22, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Featured, Leadership, Summer 2016, Uncategorized
As the countdown to camp continues, our staff is busy preparing! This week our general counselors have arrived, and all our staff is learning a ton about how to work with campers. We are proud of the work our coaches and instructors did last week to prepare for camp....
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 20, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Leadership, Summer, Uncategorized
We are one week away from Opening Day, and we could not be more excited! Want to learn more about our Leadership Team for this summer? Check out their bios below! Debby Shriber, Camp Director Debby is proud to be the director of Crane Lake Camp. She’s been with...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 18, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Featured, Israel, Summer, Uncategorized
This is Nimi’s first summer at CLC, and he is excited to be a ropes instructor! He is from Hadera, Israel. He just finished his time in the army, where he specialized in artillery forces. His favorite camp food so far are hamburgers, he loves to hike and juggle, and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 16, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Camps & NFTY, Featured, Summer, Uncategorized
This is Natalie’s first summer at Crane Lake Camp! She is from Glasgow, Scotland. This summer she will be an Art Instructor. Her specialties are drawing, painting and sculpting, but she loves all kinds of art as well. At home, she is apart of an art society where they...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 12, 2016 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Education, Featured, Jewish Arts & Culture, Reform Blogs, Reform Jewish Living, RJ Blog, Summer, The Jewish World, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Worship, Worship & Spirituality, Youth & Family
By Lauren Chizner, Limud Director Today is the holiday of Shavuot. It celebrates the moment the Torah was given to the Israelites as they stood together at Mt. Sinai. While the revelation at Sinai happened but once, the receiving of Torah, Jewish teaching, happens all...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 8, 2016 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Featured, Friendships, New Campers, Uncategorized
Sunday, June 5 we welcomed our newest additions to the Crane Lake family! Read on to hear all about our New Camper Orientation. It was a beautiful morning here at Crane Lake Camp, as the Leadership Team prepped for New Camper Orientation. Impending rain was on our...