Send My Love to All My Friends

Send My Love to All My Friends

By Aaron Selkow About ten years ago, I watched as a song leader at camp led campers and staff through an inspired session, shifting from folk music to prayer, from an old ballad that I was surprised the campers even knew, to a spirited rendition of a Dan Nichols...
On the Home Screen of Your Phones

On the Home Screen of Your Phones

By Lisa Friedman At Camp Harlam, we think deeply and intentionally about middot. Middah is typically used at camp to describe the character traits that shape us. However, middot (measures) are not fixed aspects of who we are. As Jewish human beings, we strive to...
Observing Tisha B’Av at Camp

Observing Tisha B’Av at Camp

By Rabbi Rachel Akerman I was a counselor at a Jewish sleep away camp the first time I remember observing Tisha B’Av. We sat on the floor in a dark room listening to the mournful melody of Eicha, we contemplated loss, some individuals fasted (as Tisha B’Av, like Yom...
Week 3 Round Up: 2nd Session 2019

Week 3 Round Up: 2nd Session 2019

It’s been another fun filled week at camp. The weather has been perfect and we are excited to enjoy our last week of camp together! Carmel: Carmel had a great week! We took a trip to Dorney Park, had a Carmel campfire with S’mores, had some fantastic bunk...
Countless Summer Stories

Countless Summer Stories

By Lisa David When we gathered this morning in Chapel in the Woods, the portion of the Torah that we read together was D’varim, from the book of Deuteronomy. The portion talks about how, as the Israelites have reached the end of their wandering through the desert and...
Finding Meaning

Finding Meaning

Yesterday, our Galil campers (rising 8th grader) shared their thoughts about finding the meaning at camp during Saturday morning services.  By Sophie, Maya, Sara and Chloe Throughout these past few days, we have started to realize how little time we have left this...