by rneil | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog, Camp Harlam
Saturday morning our Galil (rising 8th graders) campers led a heart-felt service based on the middot, rachamim (acting with your heart). By Ari F. and Jacob F. We are campers in GB1. This service, we are focusing on rachamim, or acting with your heart. We have seen...
by rneil | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Lisa David As our session continues and our campers continue to create and collect memories with an eye towards their upcoming departure, I too am thinking about what they bring home after a summer at Harlam. Our mission talks about providing much more than a fun...
by rneil | Jul 14, 2019 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Itamar Gendelam In Greek mythology, Atlas was a Titan (half God, half warrior) condemned to hold up the celestial heavens for eternity. Thanks to this punishment Atlas will be forever known as a symbol of long lasting suffering and an ability to carry a heavy...
by rneil | Jul 12, 2019 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Cori Miller Time is a funny thing here at camp. I often realize that I know not the date, that I have to take a moment to even remember the day. I recognize that a moment can turn into hours and often, at the end of the day, I struggle to imagine it possible that...
by rneil | Jul 10, 2019 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Harry Evans As a person who loves camp, the opportunity to work as a part of Chugim (Arts) here at Camp Harlam has always been very interesting. The opportunity to work with an array of different individuals here at camp is something that I feel personally blessed...
by rneil | Jul 8, 2019 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Rabbi Chuck Briskin “How many of you are first timers at Camp Harlam?” I raised my hand. It had been fifteen years since I was a first timer at a camp. It was a strange and unsettling feeling. For fifteen of the past 18 summers I had served on the faculty at Camp...