The Canteen
Homemade Pantry Snacks
One of the greatest things that kids learn at camp is how to do things for themselves, from scratch. Campers ...
“Would Life Have Been Better Without Your Son?”
The call came the other day from our son Jonah’s sleep-away summer camp. Registration was almost completed and we hadn’t ...
Hidden Ingredient
Teachers, curricula, grades, rulers, pencils, erasers, chalk, markers, handouts, hands up, heads up, mouths shut, black boards, white boards, smart ...
Jewish Funders Network Awards Inaugural Shapiro Prize to Foundation for Jewish Camp
The Jewish Funders Network has named the Foundation for Jewish Camp as the inaugural recipient of the Shapiro Prize for ...
Counselor and Camper Costumes & More Purim Fun
Purim’s getting close, so we’re sharing some camp-themed costume ideas for you to enjoy!One of the most delicious memories of ...
Being Included
ReelAbilities: NY Disabilities Film Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the country. We present films by and ...
Share the Word to End the Word Day
Today is Share the Word to End the Word Day. The word “retard” that is. It was once acceptable to ...
23 Years of Mitzvah Corps
This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. The gates of camp will open in ...
Born Superstars
This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Each year the most talented dancers and ...
The Childhood Friendship That Set My Life’s Course
This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. Everyone has a passion and a calling. ...
Food-Smuggling Bubbes and Smoking Toilets: Stories From Jewish Summer Camp
Our friends at JTA have rounded up some of their readers’ most amusing camp stores.From New York’s Eden Village Camp:Craziest ...
Reflections by a Camper with Down Syndrome
This post is part of our series dedicated to Jewish Disability Awareness Month. In the fall of 2013, the Foundation ...