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!
Social Media Isn’t the Enemy
Now that your kids are home from camp, many of you are facing a new dilemma: should campers and their ...
Room For Improvement
A couple of years ago I was walking to synagogue with my two boys on the morning of Rosh Hashanah, ...
Camp Turned My Son into a Teenager
A few weeks ago, in a parking lot in Montreal, with hip-hop music blaring from oversized speakers, and lanes delineated ...
Home From Camp & Back to School
Camp ended.I can’t believe it’s over. All of a sudden, I transitioned from the tie-dyed 24/7 magic of camp to ...
Closing Time
As the Semisonic song goes, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” And as we wrap up our ...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Looking back on the past few months, I wouldn’t call it a “cruel summer.” Nor would I call it “the ...
Blurred Lines: Why Miley is Still a Hit in My House…Sort Of
I am sick of hearing about the VMAs and Miley Cyrus. Yup – she got on stage in a latex ...
Walking the Walk: On Welcoming a Transgender Bunk Counselor
This summer, Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh did something unprecedented at Jewish camp – we had a transgender bunk counselor. At ...
Virgin No More
I am no longer a Camp Parent Virgin.I sent my two boys to overnight camp for the first time this ...
Bonsai Parenting
Most parents send their kids to camp because they know that kids grow in a different way — faster — ...