Speak Up and Speak Out

Speak Up and Speak Out

by | Jul 4, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings

By Amy Kagan The theme of this past week’s Torah portion, teach us an important lesson—that it’s critical to speak up for ourselves. So, what does that story teach us?  A few things. First, let’s start with each of us as individuals.  Sometimes, we think ourselves so...
Weekly Round-Up for Week 1: 1st Session 2021

Weekly Round-Up for Week 1: 1st Session 2021

by | Jun 29, 2021 | 2020 Updates, Blog

While our first week was really only 3 days- we were busy having fun and making new friends. Carmel: Carmel enjoyed their collective firsts at Camp Harlam. The first week, first Shabbat, and the start of new friendships. Crowd favorites included MTV night, bunk choice...
An Ode to “Stars in the Sky”

An Ode to “Stars in the Sky”

by | Jun 27, 2021 | Shabbat Readings, Uncategorized

By Alex G.  I’ll never forget the first time I heard “Stars in the Sky.” It wasn’t in the middle of the Chadar Ochel (dining hall), buzzing with excitement after the first day of camp. It wasn’t after the final banquet, the melody soaked with melancholy as our voices...
A Return to Chapel on the Hill

A Return to Chapel on the Hill

by | Jun 27, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings

By Lisa David Shabbat Shalom. Just standing here now, with all of you, for our first Shabbat of the session, brings me such joy. We waited a long, long time to be able to join in this moment of simcha. Rabbi Jonathan Sacks once wrote about the concept of Simcha. What...