My Lessons from Camp Brought Around the World

My Lessons from Camp Brought Around the World

by | Aug 29, 2019 | Alumni

By: Veronica (Ronnie) Botnick, alumna This past summer was the first summer in 10 years that I was not at Camp George. I knew this was going to be my fate in September when I enrolled in a course called “Rwanda: Culture, Society, and Reconstruction”. Along with...
Shabbat Shalom from Maple Lake

Shabbat Shalom from Maple Lake

by | Aug 10, 2019 | Summer 2019

Hello from Maple Lake! We have had an action-packed week full of amazing programming. After a meaningful Pride Shabbat last weekend, our community seemed even closer as we began another new and exciting week at camp. This week, we had a fantastic time in and around...
Looking at the Challenges in our World

Looking at the Challenges in our World

by | Aug 8, 2019 | Summer 2019

By Dara Lithwick, Week 6 Faculty Member This week our tikkun olam/ social action Project Barak group focused on identifying and explaining the issues that are most impacting our world. Like Moses does in this week’s Torah portion, Devarim (the start of...
The Best Things Around Camp

The Best Things Around Camp

by | Aug 5, 2019 | Summer 2019

Zane, Braydon, and Cole are three, first time Nitzotzot campers who left camp on Sunday at the end of the 10-day session. We checked in with them before they departed to see the top 10 things they are going to miss about camp. Friends- “Being able to spend over a week...