by Jess James | Oct 1, 2019 | Summer 2019
As we welcomed visitors for our second session visitors day of summer 2019, we also said our heartfelt goodbyes to the many campers who headed home. For Nitzotzot campers, Marcia, Mala and Misha, visitor’s day marked a very bittersweet day for their early camp...
by Jess James | Sep 18, 2019 | Summer 2019
In the summer, many of our youngest campers stay for shorter sessions, making it even more important to reflect on their experiences in the middle of an action-packed summer. We had a chance to talk to Nitzotzot campers Micah, Asher, and Nathan, who left on visitors...
by Jess James | 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...
by Jess James | 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...
by Jess James | 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...
by Jess James | Jul 31, 2019 | Summer 2019, Uncategorized
By Karen Kollins, Associate Director Over my 21 summers at Camp I have thought a lot about what it means to stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. Not a day goes by that I am not reminded about someone who has been part of this community and changed it...
