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The Power of The Music Of The Night

on January 12, 2012

Rabbi Marci Bellows talks about the contiunous impact of Jewish music. She discusses her first meeting with Debbie Friedman at URJ’s Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute and how transformative her music has been on the Jewish community.

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Lake Forest High School senior finds ‘true self’ during Israel Experience

on January 9, 2012

The enthusiasm in Robin Leventhal’s blog postings — and her voice during a conversation — reinforce the fact that her semester of study in Israel affected her for a lifetime to come. A Lake Forest High School senior, Leventhal, 18, returned Dec. 29 from four months of academic and field trip experiences outside the norm for virtually all teenagers, such as learning to handle and shoot an M16 rifle.

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Camp and the URJ Biennial

on December 23, 2011

Rabbi Marci N. Bellows discusses the 71st URJ Biennial and how she was surprised that the most anticipated event was Shabbat services. She believes this is because the Shabbat experience at Biennial is the closest most Reform Jewish adults will come to experiencing the beauty of Jewish camping.

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How Do We Connect, Inspire, and Engage Kids: What We’ve Learned From Camp

on December 12, 2011

Counting the days until the URJ’s Biennial convention outside of Washington DC became that much more exciting after a planning session with some colleagues. Gathering together by telephone from all across the US, we – three camp directors, three rabbis, and one talented URJ specialist – put our heads together to plan a Biennial session on the “magic of camp.”

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Faculty Celebrates National Wear Your Camp Shirt Day

on November 16, 2011

What a great day for the Faculty of Eisner and Crane Lake Camps! This morning, we were joined by more than 30 Rabbis, Cantors and Educators, wearing their camp shirts, for our annual Education Summit.

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Why the World Needs Summer Camp: An Essay to Parents

on November 9, 2011

It is not easy for parents to make the decision to send their child away into the waiting arms of strangers who promise to take care of them — people who promise to show them the wonders of nature, fun, new skills, and friendships. As a parent of two children, even I struggle with the idea, and I have been around summer camps my entire life.

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Srecna Nova Godina! – Celebrating the New Year in Serbia

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Charlotte Sall is a long time Eisner camper and staff member currently spending a gap year in Serbia working with underprivileged youth. In this blog post, she writes about her experience celebrating Rosh Hashanah in a country with fewer than 2,000 Jews.

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The Magic of Jewish Camp

on October 27, 2011

In this article by Allison Rosner Cohen, she discusses how her URJ Camp and Israel experiences have paved the way for her current role as the Director of Marketing and Communcations at the Foundation for Jewish Camp.

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Take On Me: What is Your Jewish “Aha Moment?”

on October 26, 2011

Rabbi Marci Bellows discusses a program in which attendees were asked to reflect on big, defining moments for their involvement in Judaism. They were asked if they could identify one event which was a turning point, which led them to say to themselves, “Hey, I like this Judaism thing, and I want it to be a part of my life.”

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Cantors across North America are singing for more S’mores

on October 25, 2011

This fall the American Conference of Cantors (ACC) is partnering with the URJ to host Campership concerts in congregations and communities throughout North America.

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