Friendship

What Makes a Summer Camp “Amazing?”

Amazing camps are made by amazing people. Not amenities.There is a list of the 50 Most Amazing Summer Camps in the ...

You and I, We Will Change the World

Tomorrow on Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day, I’ll be thinking about Arik Einstein z”l.  Einstein, who passed away at the ...

Surrender

“At fifteen life had taught me undeniably
that surrender, in its place,
was as honorable as resistance,
especially if one had no choice.” ...

Revealing Passover

We come together for Passover to celebrate our ongoing liberation from slavery. During the seder we will speak at length ...

Make Your Child One Happy Camper!

Jewish overnight camp is about so much more than campfires and color war. At camp, kids get the chance to ...

23 Years of Mitzvah Corps

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. The gates of camp will open in ...

The Importance of Going to a Jewish Camp

This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. When I was seven years old, I ...

The Soundtrack of My Youth

Every summer “my camp” posts their Top 10 song session songs. And each year I look at it in great ...

Advice for Friends of the Ailing: Just Be Present.

Recently my email inbox has been filled with updates from three friends who are sick and using Caringbridge.com to update ...

Coming Out and Coming Home to My Jewish Sleepaway Camp

I first thought that I might be different when I was in sixth grade.I went to Jewish day school, and ...