by From the Crane Lake Blog | Feb 6, 2017 | Alumni, Diversity, Education, Social Action, Volunteerism
by Shoshana Bedrosian, former Crane Lake Camper Instead of coming back to camp last summer, Shoshana spent three weeks coaching soccer for underprivileged children in Cambodia and Vietnam through a program called Sports for Social Change. The...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jan 9, 2017 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Social Action, Volunteerism
Crane Lake and Eisner have long had a relationship with a special organization called Gift of Life. Gift of Life is a bone marrow registry which collects cells from volunteers through cheek swabs in order to try to find matches for patients needing bone marrow or...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jul 11, 2016 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Featured, Greening Reform Judaism, Summer 2016, Volunteerism
Each summer in Limud, Upper Bonim takes on issues of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world). During the first week of camp, campers learn about many different issues facing our world, and this past week each camper has chosen a specific issue to study in depth and...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | May 12, 2016 | 20s & 30s, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Israel, Social Action, Volunteerism
This is the fourth installment of our “My Israel Story” series. All week, we’ll be sharing personal photos and stories from our staff about their connection to Israel in honor of Yom HaZikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom HaAtzmaut (Independence Day) on May 10-12. We look...
by jared | Jun 15, 2014 | Caring Community, Outreach, RJ Blog, Social Action, Volunteerism
By Sarah Lauing, Director of Jewish Life Food insecurity in West Stockbridge is higher than you’d think. Sustainable Berkshires reported this February that 11.4% of the Berkshires population is living in poverty, and 14,550 residents of Berkshire County residents are...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Jun 30, 2013 | Alumni, Arts & Culture, Camping and Youth Engagement, Finances, Fundraising, Leadership, Social Action, Summer 2013, Uncategorized, URJ Camps Spotlight Topics, URJ Communications Themes, Volunteerism
Josh Berlin is a former Crane Lake Camp staff member and camper and currently serves as the vice chair of the Crane Lake Camp Alumni Committee. Dear Debby, Greg and the entire 2013 CLC Camp Staff, I write this email with a fair amount of jealously as you near the...