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Build Yourselves. Build Your Team. Build Up Your Kids
But the beauty of camp is that it is actually all about the process. As we say in Philadelphia: “trust the process”. Tikkun Middot is about building character, and here
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Swooped Up into the Weirdness
By Ellie Tepper Schulman Every time I hear the two prayers we are about to sing, hashkivenu and v’shamru, I still get butterflies and I am transported back to the
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Learning to Live Our Lives
It is a tremendous honor and joy to give something to a camper: a pearl of wisdom, an encouraging word, a little piece of yourself. They will appreciate it more
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How Can Synagogues Be More Like Camp?
What does it mean to bring camp to your synagogue? It means having students who are empowered and use that empowerment to help transform their congregational experience.
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What’s New at Harlam in 2019?
Check out this fun infographic to learn about the new things coming to Harlam for summer 2019!
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Harlam Selected as Yashar Grant Recipient to Increase Accessibility for Campers and Staff
In an unprecedented national push for inclusion, 16 Jewish day and overnight camps, including URJ Camp Harlam, have received grants through the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) in the first
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Hear from Abe: A Special Gift from Abe & Andi Morris
Harlam’s Development Director, Judith Friedman, interviewed Abe Morris to learn about what inspired him and his wife Andi to make a generous donation to Harlam.
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An Interview with Our Development CITs
Over the past two summers, Harlam has welcomed several Development CITs who are exposed to the world of nonprofit fundraising at Harlam. Learn more about their experience in this interview.
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Why I Send My Child to Camp
A parent who was hesitant about sending her child to Harlam at first shares her new perspective after spending a summer at camp herself as a staff nurse.
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Harlam Teens Make Their Voices Heard on Gun Violence Prevention
Camp has taught us to fight for what we believe in and to act upon the injustices we see in the world. With more than 400 people in attendance at
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