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Hineini – Here I Am

Hineini – Here I Am

While camp is certainly not a desert, like Asha and Moses we are challenged to find purpose and meaning, Binah, in the everyday. And we are challenged to find opportunities to say “Hineni” – Here I am. We are called upon to use our strengths, share our insights, raise awareness, and offer our support and understanding.

The Mitch Perlmeter (CIT) Award goes to Eliana A. and Julia G.

The Mitch Perlmeter (CIT) Award goes to Eliana A. and Julia G.

Tonight – we are honoring CITs who have exemplified leadership in their own way, and we are honoring them by presenting two of them with the Mitch Perlmeter Leadership award. Mitch was a beloved member of the Harlam community who passed away unexpectedly in 2011 at the age of 17.

Thank you Julia and Rachel

Thank you Julia and Rachel

You were hooked on camp – for summers, you couldn’t wait
From Sharon to the ‘Rah, then Israel and Gesher
Joining the staff was never a question

Living Camp’s Middot

Living Camp’s Middot

n camp, thinking about the middah Binah will help my bunk, Sharon 1, to complain less and to ask more.  You should ask when you don’t understand. You can learn about binah by looking back at your past and seeing where you could have used it, and to try to practice Binah more in the future.

Week 3 Round Up: 1st Session 2021

Week 3 Round Up: 1st Session 2021

Read each unit's Round-Up below to see what happened in Week 3 at camp. Carmel: Carmel finally met their buddies! After a day in the Chavurah Village, Carmel now has new buddies for life. If the 4th of July carnival wasn’t enough Carmel participated in their first...

Even More Magical

Even More Magical

The magic is in the confidence and independence that our campers gain when they try something new, or when they stay quiet and don’t wake their counselors up early on a late wake up day. The magic is in the determination and grit of our Sharon campers that push through the challenges of a refreshingly cold pool or an ant infestation.

Oh, Home, This is our Home

Oh, Home, This is our Home

By Felicia P. Gesher's Final Song (to the tune of "Home" by, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros) Our Home On the hill and in the woods Not dwelling on the would's and could's Like the way that I do at school Well, holy moly, I might cry Stargazing on the 4th of...

The Importance of Promises

The Importance of Promises

When we learned about the Torah portion we thought about not only keeping promises, but not making the ones you can’t keep. Our relationship with God is a commitment made with promises, it is an example for other relationships. Every day at camp we make promises, but we also break them. 

Journeys and Small Changes

Journeys and Small Changes

I realized that my journey at camp, and what makes it exciting, is caring so deeply about the people here. You don’t need to travel far to be awed by people.  They’re right here.  I’ve been on quite a journey here— this is my tenth summer— but each one stays with me because of the people and my recollections of them.

On Keeping — and Breaking — Promises

On Keeping — and Breaking — Promises

We all have expectations for ourselves, and we all make mistakes because living life and making decisions can be super tricky. So of course, try to keep your promises, but please forgive yourself when you break them.