As Thanksgiving approaches we thought it would be great to share two staff reflections from this past summer.  We feel these reflections really put the camp experience in perspective and highlight what we are thankful for this Thanksgiving.  We wish everyone a...

Every summer before camp begins, we let our neighbors on Moore Road know our opening date so they will be aware that there is about to be a very different presence here in their neighborhood.  It’s a polite, but unnecessary, formality.  Even without advance notice,...

I want to share one of my favorite stories with you:  A young rabbi stood on the bima delivering his Yom Kippur sermon.  Wanting to make a strong impression he banged on the lectern as he loudly delivered the line, “Every member of this congregation will someday...

Four weeks of new friends, old friends, sunscreen, flashlight time, singing and dancing, tefillot—and it all comes down to this night. The final night of camp is exciting and bittersweet—for our campers and our staff.  Each one attempts to squeeze in everything that...

This morning we heard a wonderful drash from Rabbi Nosanchuk, and we wanted to share it. There is a story told of long ago that a bird—a magnificent bird, the most beautiful bird in the world—which flew into a kingdom. The king immediately took notice of the bird- for...

For Anaf limud (our interactive educational program) this week we had each camper write down one word that describes camp for him or her. They then handed in their words and were given a new set of words, which were used to complete the below poems to describe their...

Gezah just got back from its magical camping trip, Yom Tiyul.  It had a Harry Potter theme, and everyone had a great time!   All of the kids and counselors were divided into the four different Hogwarts Houses for the two-day trip. Gezah left camp on Monday filled with...

Shoresh had an awesome day off!  First we went to a water park with slides, a lazy river, and a giant diving board.  Everyone had so much fun playing in the water and splashing.  After that, we went to Holliday Park for lunch.  There were a ton of playground areas. ...

This past Saturday G.U.C.I. had an extra special Shabbat morning service led by creative writing chugim on camp.  Each camper received a line from a Shabbat prayer or poem and from there, wrote their own piece about their interpretation of that line.  From free verse...