How many of us have ever hugged a Torah? Last Sunday evening my daughter Sarah did. As part of the opening ceremonies at Camp Eisner, the Torah is passed around and every camper has an opportunity to hold it. The first picture I saw of Sarah this summer at camp was of her hugging the Torah. It nearly moved me to tears. I’m sure that in the moment she was so excited to be back at camp that the meaning of what she was doing was lost on her – but not lost forever. I know that feeling so well.
Tag Archives | opening ceremony

-
Spotlight: Israel the URJ Way
July 29, 2011
-
Camp Heroes Support Gift of Life
October 12, 2011
- The Magic of Jewish Camp October 27, 2011
-
Women of Reform Judaism: Shaping the Culture of Kutz and NFTY
May 18, 2012
- Torah From Around the World May 17, 2012
-
Finding God Through Sports
May 15, 2012
- System Software: visit... [...]while the sites we link to below ar...
- “How’s your purple?” | URJ Camp Harlam | Summer Central: [...] By James Gelsey, Associate Director of URJ ...
- Shabbat Shalom! (In Your Camp T-Shirt) | URJ Camp Harlam | Summer Central: [...] on November 18, 2011 This past Tuesday, ma...
music
Mitzvah Corps
early childhood
philanthropy
camp skills
tikun olam
advocates
ARZA
camp director
israel experience
research
Israel
enrollment
greening
garden
marketing
body
eco-friendly
community
safety
staff
prayer
campaign for youth engagement
fund raising
Shabbat
camp neshama
environment
social action
observance
security
shlichim program
camp chazak
torah
URJ Biennial
camp impact
Foundation for Jewish Camp
back to school
leadership
High Holy Days
israel education
Israel current events
video
Bullying
special needs
Read about your program
Follow us on Twitter
URJJacobsCamp: Try to spot summer staffers Michael Danziger & Lindsey Rothschild! MT @HUCJIR: Montage from Year-in-Israel program! http://t.co/njzHWWXX21 hours ago
URJJacobsCamp: Nice piece entitled "5 Things I Learned at Summer Camp" from the Huffington Post.
http://t.co/RkCXThSA21 hours ago
URJCampKalsman: We love it! RT @BarbMitzvah: Carly Rae Jepsen! Why is your insipid song so darn catchy? #heresmynumber #callmemaybe #summersongs1 day ago
URJCampColeman: Only a few more weeks until camp starts! Shabbat Shalom from 30528. #jewishcamp #summerishere http://t.co/vJEZQ9Va1 day ago

