The Canteen
The Bathing Suit Dilemma
There has got to be something between Speedo and slutty.I would love to meet all the girl and tween bathing ...
An Unknown Benefit of Camp for the Director
There are plenty of reasons I became a social worker and a camp director within the Jewish community. Recently, there ...
Being a Mitzvah Representative
How can a few classes of kids in Atlanta brighten an entire hospital?The Davis Academy’s 4th grade team, interested in ...
Freedom from Matzah
In its simplest form, Passover is a holiday that commemorates the Israelites’ journey from slavery to freedom. During the seder ...
Revealing Passover
We come together for Passover to celebrate our ongoing liberation from slavery. During the seder we will speak at length ...
Chaos Theory
When you’re the parent of a child with autism, you’re always bracing yourself for the endless string of theories headed ...
Art, Torah, and Jewish Camp
Let’s be clear. I can make any conversation into a conversation about art. Especially when it comes to the Torah ...
Camp All Day, Every Day
A cookie is just a cookie, but a Newton is fruit and cake.A camp is just a camp, but MY ...
Make Your Child One Happy Camper!
Jewish overnight camp is about so much more than campfires and color war. At camp, kids get the chance to ...
Why My Camp Rabbi Might be Sporting a Pixie Cut This Summer: What Camp Rabbis Do in the Off Season
As I think back on the past 20-some-odd summers at camp, there are probably about a dozen programs that I ...
Inclusion at Jewish Camp
Last week, the Foundation for Jewish Camp hosted our biennial conference, Leaders Assembly, in New Jersey. The topic of inclusion ...
The Tech Side of Camp
by Rabbi Jason Miller New Brunswick, NJ – As Jewish camp leaders once again convened at Leaders Assembly, the Foundation ...