Nadiv

Time Flies, And Also, Lasts Forever

Aaron: “I think you’re underestimating how long a minute is.” SBB: “It’s 60 seconds.” The above conversation happened late at ...

Our Very Best Friends the Torahs

It was my first Shabbat at a new camp – Camp Interlaken JCC – and I was still feeling out ...

Boker Big Bang – Big Business – Sporty Tefillah

I’ve been involved with the Foundation for Jewish Camp for a long time. I’m a Nadiv educator (working in a ...

The OTHER Nadiv Educator

As the summer drew to a close, I took a picture with the other Nadiv Educator at my camp.  He’s ...

Hot ShoTz and Tefillahpalooza, Part Deux

Back in October, we tried something new at the day school half of my job: Tefillahpalooza. You can read the ...

Being a Mitzvah Representative

How can a few classes of kids in Atlanta brighten an entire hospital?The Davis Academy’s 4th grade team, interested in ...

Camp All Day, Every Day

A cookie is just a cookie, but a Newton is fruit and cake.A camp is just a camp, but MY ...

Interfaith Social Action Day

I am familiar with the phrase “Sara Beth plans, and God/nature/Murphy’s Law laughs.”  (I’m paraphrasing.)January 28th was one such day.I ...

Mitzvah Meetings, and Meanings

Giant boxes of toothpaste and floss lurk under the marker boards in the dining hall.Huge drums of food overflow in ...

Tefillahpolooza: 40 Minutes of Spiritual Fulfillment

“Are you ‘Banging on Things’ today?” “No, I’m checking out ‘Ein Kleine Prayermusik’ with the principal.” “I’m going to the ...