Enrollment in nonprofit Jewish summer camps in North America is steadily increasing – and there are more innovative Jewish camping experiences than ever before, according to the recently released strategic plan of The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC).
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Teen Joins Fellow Jews in Marking Judaism’s Holy Days
As far as Emma Nathanson knows, she’s the only Jewish student among about 725 at General McLane High School in Erie County. Even in a small Jewish community like hers, preparations have begun for the High Holy Days.
Writing Camp Jobs on a Resume
Anyone who includes a camp job on a resume begins a fight. Thanks, in part, to movies like Meatballs, Friday the 13th, and Wet Hot American Summer, camp counselors must struggle against a pop-culture image of camp that includes food fights, panty raids, and crazed killers. Yes, I know, the last time someone actually flew underwear up a flagpole was 1965, but most employers don’t know that.
Take Camp Skills to School
Millions of parents chose camp for their child or teen because of the immense benefits of the experience. Not only does camp foster making new friends and learning 21st century life skills like independence, problem-solving, and teamwork, but it’s also fun! As the summer fades and children return to school, ACA chief executive officer, Peg Smith, reminds parents to pack a few extra items from camp in the school backpack.
Camping Out for Jewish Meaning?
The pilot project, designed to get young people thinking about charitable giving, is one more in a long list of innovative activities, specialized staff training, trips to Israel and guest artists that nonprofit overnight camps have added to keep kids engaged in Jewish life.
Camps review security after Norway tragedy
Could an attack like the one in Norway happen here? Yes, says Doron Horowitz, director of national security infrastructure for the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy (CIJA), but there are many things that can be done to mitigate a threat to an institution or camp.
Reform Jews embrace Tisha B’Av
Many Jews around the world filed into synagogues Monday evening and Tuesday to observe the holy day of Tisha B’Av. They sat on floors or low benches. They read from the mournful Book of Lamentations.
And from sun down to sun down, they fasted.
Many Jews, that is, but certainly not all.
Jewish Camps Seek Balance in New, Tricky Terrain
Driven by that conviction, today’s camp directors go to great lengths to prove that Jewish camp can compete with a plethora of other options. From marketing to fundraising, they’re developing a “for-profit mentality” in hopes of staying both cutting-edge and affordable.
Holding On and Letting Go
We wish to give our children the opportunities to grow, to become more independent and forge out their own path in this world. When you are raising a child with special needs, it seems as if they are even more vulnerable, in greater need of those protective wings being placed around them. it would make sense that in that balancing act between holding on and letting go… we might choose to tip the scales in favor of holding on, being protective and creating a more insular world for our special needs children.
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