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How Our Inclusion Program Changed the Entire Camp Community for the Better

February is Jewish Disabilities Awareness and Inclusion Month. Join us as we share stories that highlight the impact of inclusion ...

Summer Lovin’- Valentine’s Day Edition- Caryn and Zach

Caryn and Zach AlpertWhen/how/where at camp did you meet? Caryn and I originally met at CYJ MidWest in 1997. We ...

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 ...

My Black Brother Deserves What I Have

When I was eight years old, our family began looking into adopting a child. I was nervous and excited about ...

Hitler Speaks at My Jewish Summer Camp

It was mid-morning on a Wednesday. I was serving as visiting faculty at our regional Reform Jewish overnight camp and ...

Camp Rabbi, Role Model, Match-Maker

This week rabbinic student Isaama Stoll is heading up to Camp Be’chol Lashon to teach Torah, pray and hang with other ...

Race: Pushing Myself & the Jewish Community

“Everyone has a different tolerance for complexity.” This is a concept that was introduced to me in anticipation of adopting ...

When Counselors Go To Camp

Where do seasoned camp veterans go to learn more about camp? Why camp, of course! Camp Be’chol Lashon is the ...

Letter Writing 101

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