by rneil | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
The Carmel campers (rising 3rd and 4th graders) lead a wonderful service Friday night. Their theme was “Finding Joy”. By Maya and Chloe I find simcha in basketball, when my brother is nice, and eating ice cream. I find simcha in snuggling up with a...
by rneil | Jul 20, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
By Cori Miller I’m going to start today with a story. It’s about a boy who struggled, who made a lot of mistakes and one day did something really bad. What he did doesn’t matter, but what did matter what that he felt that it would always define him; that he would...
by rneil | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Haley Amdur This was not the first time Dan Nichols has visited Camp Harlam, but over the past few days, his work with campers was very unique to this summer. I had the unique experience of working with Dan and several campers Arava and older on a unity song. As...
by rneil | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Rabbi Adena Blum This summer is my fourth as a faculty member at URJ Camp Harlam. Harlam is my regional Reform camp. Harlam is the camp I would have attended if I had had the opportunity growing up. Jewish sleep away camp is where our children can eat, sleep, and...
by rneil | Jul 19, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Jackie Yoselevich Acharayut means thinking about others. For a 12-year-old that means waiting to go to the salad bar, helping your bunkmates during nikayon (cabin clean-up), and cheering up your friends if they are homesick. This past Saturday, Arava talked all...
