February 2017
Summer Lovin’-Valentine’s Day Edition-Alicia & Neil
Alicia and Neil BerlinWhen/how/where at camp did you meet? Both growing up at Camps Airy and Louise (as campers and on staff), ...
Summer Lovin’-Valentine’s Day Edition- Paul & Shari
PAUL & SHARI ISSERLESWhen/how/where at camp did you meet? The summer of 1994 was the first summer that we were both ...
A Celebration of New Friendships
Most of us live in a bubble – the bubble of our friends, our family, our workplace and our community. ...
How Being An Inclusion Counselor Changed My Life
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month. Join us as we share stories that highlight the impact of inclusion ...
Reflections from an Orthodox Rabbi Shunned for Being LGBTQ-Friendly
The following are reflections from an Orthodox rabbi who was shunned by his community for standing up for LGBTQ rights.I’ve ...
Why My Father Went to War
I had already seen the cover art of this week’s New Yorker magazine in a news feed, but when the ...
Integrating, Including, Celebrating and Needing All Types of Campers
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month. Join us as we share stories that highlight the impact of inclusion ...
What Makes This Bat Mitzvah Different From All Others…?
The Talmud records Rabbi Chanina as stating, “I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues, and the ...
The “Inclusion Stretch” – Reshaping the Camp Experience
February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month. Join us as we share stories that highlight the impact of inclusion ...
Why American Jews Should Stop Observing Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Memorial Day
An interesting thing happened two weeks ago.When President Trump issued his executive order banning refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries, ...