The Canteen
Evacuation
This month, my husband and co-director, Gilad, and I are grateful for our wonderful camp kehillah (community) and for life ...
How Very Welcoming
Hi Readers! Here’s the sign a nature center director is about to take down from the local preserve where, for ...
What’s In Your Duffel Bag?
As we gear up for camp every year, there is so much work to be done. Schedules to be finalized, ...
The “Nervited” Camp Director
T-minus three days until my camp staff arrive. Ten days until our teens arrive. Nine months ago I was shrugging ...
Busy, Busy, Busy
Camp is almost here. As you pack the duffel bags, label the underwear, and organize the toiletries you have to ...
Summer Lovin’ – Samantha & Brian
SAMANTHA & BRIAN ISENSTEIN When/how/where at camp did you meet? We met in the picnic grove during lunch, on the ...
Aleph, Bet…
I remember being a little kid, maybe four or five, when my dad sat me down with a workbook and ...
“Don’t Forget!” Preparing Your Kids for Camp … and Beyond
I was nine years old my first summer at camp. When I came home, my mother (who had never been ...
The Cell Phone Controversy
As a camper for many years, I’m a regular to knowing the most basic and common camp rules. For instance, ...
Why Camp?
This is the last in a series of four blog entries called “Why Camp?” Part 4: Spirituality and Positive Jewish Experience ...
Packing Tips, Tricks, and Things That Aren’t on the List
As you would imagine, the staff at FJC has packed and unpacked a lot of camp trunks – as campers ...
Who Needs Camp? I’m Guessing Me.
While I enjoy being in the water, backyard swimming pools mostly, I’ve had less success being on it. This is ...