by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
By Robin Miller, Counselor and Olim Fellow, URJ Crane Lake Camp Since the age of nine, I have lived at Crane Lake for either one or two months a year. The painted red gate that surrounds the top of camp acts as a barrier, physically separating the outside...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Dec 6, 2012 | Uncategorized
Hanukkah is a time to celebrate and get together with family and friends to rejoice in the miracles, big and small, that abound in our lives. It’s also a time when we can re-dedicate ourselves (don’t forget, the translation of “Hanukkah” is “to dedicate”) to the...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
As we prepare to gather with family and friends for Thanksgiving, let us pause to reflect on the people and world around us. While most have recovered from the intensity of Hurricane Sandy, some still struggle with the lingering effects of the storm’s fury. In...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorized
Today was National Wear Your Camp, NFTY or Israel Program T-Shirt Day! Hundreds showed up to school and work to sport their favorite URJ youth program. Here are the ones that we spotted online! Thank you to everyone who sported their camp gear today! You rock! 221...
by From the Crane Lake Blog | Oct 10, 2012 | Uncategorized
Part I, by Rabbi Craig Marantz The following post is part one of a three-part series called “In the Big Inning: Reflections on Baseball, God and Camp.” Dreamed up one early Saturday morning on the camp baseball diamond, Rabbi Craig Marantz (Congregation...
