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Summer with the Hasidim: An Encounter with Jewish Pluralism

I have a secret to share. Some of the most nonjudgmental and welcoming Jews I have ever met have been ...

Jewish Summer Camp: The Questions You Should Be Asking

This blog post was reprinted with permission from InterfaithFamily.Thinking of sending your kids to Jewish summer camp (this year or ...

Complete Jewish Camp Gift Guide

When the weather is cold and damp, the camp season seems incredibly far away.  That’s why Hanukkah is the perfect ...

Planning Ahead for a Special Summer

It’s only November, but I am already hearing the buzz of kids at Kiddush lunch talking about their plans for ...

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 ...

My First Time at Jewish Summer Camp

I have very fond memories of my first time at Jewish summer camp. It seems like it was only yesterday.Actually, ...

Summer Camp Circle Game

“And go round and round and round in the circle game…”The words of Joni Mitchell’s classic folk song have been ...

Jewish Camp Scholarships: Are We Being Mensches?

Like many Jewish children, my kids live for camp! They count down every day of the year until it’s time ...

A Guide to the (Not So) Complex: An Interview with Nick Teich

Nick Teich is a busy person. In between pursuing a Ph.D. in social policy at Brandeis University’s Heller School for ...

Jewish, LGBT And Looking For…: Your One-Stop Shop for Jewish Institutions

Looking for a day school that offers materials listing “Parent 1/Parent 2” instead of “Mother/Father”?Want to find a synagogue that ...