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!

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Fine Writers

There is definitely an amusing sub-genre of literature to be found in the letters kids send home from camp (anyone ...

Cold Feet

Later this month, my fifteen-year-old son, Jonah, is off to Camp B’Nai Brith (CBB) in the Laurentians, about an hour ...

Making a Healthier Jewish Community

The following post is the second in our summer series hearing from the camps that were launched as a result ...

Yom Partisans 2014

Papers were flying and staples were clamping, stickers were delivered, and DVDs were organized. Another summer, and therefore, another fast ...

“Visiting Day ESSENTIALS!”

I have received at least seven e-mails proclaiming that they have the GOTTA-HAVE items that I NEED to bring to ...

Food at a Jewish Outdoor Adventure Camp

The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) launched the second cohort of camps this summer through the Specialty Camps Incubator.  We ...

Sending to Camp is a Lot Like Parenting

Full disclosure: I feel like running a victory lap right now. My son, who had a terrible overnight camp experience ...

Who You Are at Camp

One of the best things for me about camp was that I could be someone else.At each of the three ...

Six Words

Do you think you could sum up your camp experience in just six words? If not your entire experience, what ...

My Kids Live 10 Months For 2, and I Live For 10 pm

My life is as a voyeur. In fact, social media has turned us all into complete voyeurs. We follow blogs ...

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