by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 28, 2012 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, College Life, Education, Jewish Arts & Culture, Leadership, Marketing & Communications, Reform Blogs, Reform Jewish Living, RJ Blog, Uncategorized, URJ Communications Themes, Worship, Worship & Spirituality, Youth & Family
by Debby Shriber, Director, Crane Lake Camp There was true excitement in the air on Wednesday morning, as a sea of blue shirted counselors filed into the dining hall for breakfast. The weather was perfect and there were cheers of excitement and even Greg...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 23, 2012 | 20s & 30s, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, College Life, Education, Leadership, Reform Blogs, RJ Blog, Uncategorized, URJ Communications Themes, Youth & Family
The following post was written as a Shabbat reading during staff orientation by Nick Peacock-Smith, Crane Lake Camp Athletics Director. Nick is a third year staff member, originally from Australia and now living in New York City. Over the course of the spring while I...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Feb 8, 2012 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Education, Greening Reform Judaism, Israel, Off Season 2011 2012, Social Action, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, URJ Crane Lake Camp During the wintertime, I try to drive up to the Berkshires as much as possible. As an assistant director, you don’t get so much time to enjoy all that the Berkshires has to offer during the summer, so I...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 12, 2011 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Friendships, Greening Reform Judaism, Social Action, URJ Communications Themes, Volunteerism
Written by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, Crane Lake Camp Over the last few months I have seen my favorite Berkshire ice cream appearing all over the place: Whole Foods, Fairway, Wild By Nature, and other stores. I began to wonder, what’s the secret...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 16, 2011 | Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Friendships, Summer 2011, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
What a great day for the Faculty of Eisner and Crane Lake Camps! This morning, we were joined by more than 30 Rabbis, Cantors and Educators, wearing their camp shirts, for our annual Education Summit. Synagogue professionals from across the northeast gathered to...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Sep 6, 2011 | Camp Chazak, Camping and Youth Engagement, Disabilities, Diversity, Education, Friendships, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2011, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes
by Rachel Schein, Camp Chazak Staff Member It is not often that a group of 125 teenagers has the opportunity to spend an extended period of time working closely with and getting to know a group of children with special needs. The relationship between Camp Chazak and...
