Jewish summer camp

Letter Writing 101

We love the stories from parents of how they find half written ‘practice letters’ hidden in their kids’ room once ...

Coming Out and Coming Home to My Jewish Sleepaway Camp

Check out today’s powerful and brave post on The Canteen from David Furman, who reflects on coming out and his world at ...

How I Learned to Do More Than Just “Accept” Same-Sex Relationships

Check out today’s powerful post on The Canteen from Sheira Director-Nowack, who reflects on how a Keshet training on LGBT inclusion opened her eyes. Our next ...

Jewish and Transgender: The Forward Series

 Last week, Chelsea Manning, formerly known as Private first class Bradley Manning, made headlines. Her announcement that she would be living ...

Walking the Walk: On Welcoming a Transgender Bunk Counselor

This summer, Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh did something unprecedented at Jewish camp – we had a transgender bunk counselor. At Camp Na’aleh ...

Summer Camp is a Southern Jewish Tradition

This past Thursday, my wife and I got up early, packed our car with trunks, suitcases, plastic drawers, and sleeping ...

Gay at Camp

I love camp. I loved it before I even really knew what it was. I remember watching a camp promotional ...