by Jess James | May 1, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
We’re back with another blog for our “20 questions” series. Read on below for our interview with C.I.T. Director Brian Rybak. Question #1: What are your goals for summer 2018? Brian: “To train the future leaders of Camp George and to...
by Jess James | Apr 30, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Rabbi Rob Morais, camp faculty member and camp parent. Rabbi at Temple Israel, Ottawa. Camp is a place to discover. Discover who you are. To create friendships that last a lifetime. I began hearing about a Canadian Reform camp sometime during my rabbinic school...
by Jess James | Apr 30, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Daniel Abramson, arts/ machon director The other day, I was flipping through an album of old camp pictures. At the risk of dating myself, I have to mention that it was a real album of printed photos on the shelf, not a digital album. There’s something special...
by Jess James | Apr 27, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
Hey Camp George! We are excited to share the details on the next phase of our “20th summer t-shirt design contest!” We had so many great entries, we decided to include them all in the voting process. Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to come...
by Jess James | Apr 18, 2018 | Alumni, Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Inbal Marcovitch, alumna In 2002 together with five other Shlichim (שליחים), I was assigned to spend the summer at Camp George. My role was the Head of Photography- operating the photography lab (where we developed black & white pictures!), teaching campers...
by Jess James | Apr 15, 2018 | Off Season 2018, Summer 2018
By: Ellyn Freedland and Rosalyn Mosko, former camper care directors and camp parents “By a lake, by a tree, that is where you’ll find me….” The first line of the Camp George song captures the thinking that went into the development of the “inclusion...
