The Canteen
The Canteen is a tribute to all things Jewish sleepaway camp. Hosted by the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC), this blog is written by campers, alumni, parents, and camp professionals and is a place to talk about parenting, camp fun, projects, crafts, recipes, and more – all tied back to Jewish holidays, traditions and, of course, camp!
Promises for My Gay Children: Reflections of an Orthodox Rabbi for Yom Kippur
As I prepare for Yom Kippur, I have been giving some thought to all of my and our collective sins. ...
Finding a Common Dialogue
In the Talmud, the following story is told: One day Moses descended from heaven and sat down in the eighth ...
Those Pesky Post-Summer Camp Blues
I have a confession to make: I am deep in the middle of post-summer camp blues. Campers and staff, and ...
In the Field
According to Hasidic thinking the days of Elul are the time when “the King is in the field.” The metaphor ...
Boker Big Bang – Big Business – Sporty Tefillah
I’ve been involved with the Foundation for Jewish Camp for a long time. I’m a Nadiv educator (working in a ...
Keeping Up With Our Digital Children: Behind the Screens
Parenting in all generations has had its’ challenges, however in today’s digital society it has created a new world of parenting ...
Lessons from Camp and the High Holidays
The buses have rolled away, the bags are unpacked, the phone calls between your campers and their friends are sending ...
The Power of Inclusion, and Lessons for Rosh Hashanah
After nine years as a camper and counselor at Massad Bet (of blessed memory), and one year as the Program ...
Tikkun Olam: “Doing Stuff”
I’ll start with a confession. After writing these monthly blogs about summer camp for almost two years now, I still ...
The OTHER Nadiv Educator
As the summer drew to a close, I took a picture with the other Nadiv Educator at my camp. He’s ...