technology

My Kids Live 10 Months For 2, and I Live For 10 pm

My life is as a voyeur. In fact, social media has turned us all into complete voyeurs. We follow blogs ...

The Tech Side of Camp

by Rabbi Jason Miller New Brunswick, NJ – As Jewish camp leaders once again convened at Leaders Assembly, the Foundation ...

Jewish Camp Trendspotting: 10 Ways a Summer Ritual is Changing

By Julie Wiener Nostalgia about summer traditions notwithstanding, Jewish camps have changed dramatically from a generation ago. Camp’s value for ...

Using a Business Model to Make Jewish Summer Camp Affordable

By Rabbi Jason MillerAsk any Jewish family that sends their children to both a private Jewish day school and a ...

Social Media Isn’t the Enemy

Now that your kids are home from camp, many of you are facing a new dilemma: should campers and their ...

Packing and Labeling

I’d like to say that my wife, Cynthia, my son, Jonah, and I are enjoying a wide variety of family ...

Can We Really Unplug?

There was recently an article about how camps can help kids unplug from their everyday lives. We read it (online, ...

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

By now, you have read our post “Why I Hate the Photographer at Camp”  but parents still seem to be ...

Vinyl for Hipsters vs. Vinyl for High Holy Days: Or, “Old School Columbia Records”

This blog post was written by Anna Stusser, a summer intern currently working in the Museum Department at the ISJL.Vinyl ...

The Cell Phone Controversy

As a camper for many years, I’m a regular to knowing the most basic and common camp rules. For instance, ...