To Chavurah: Camp is within You

To Chavurah: Camp is within You

By Haley Admur For a few weeks at the beginning of the summer, I lived down in the Chavurah village all by myself. I occasionally saw a fox or a bunny, but for the most part, it was pretty solitary. After a long two years of hibernating, the pagoda was filled with...
Shehecheyanu Moments

Shehecheyanu Moments

By Ellie Tepper Shulman In Judaism, there are prayers for nearly everything! We say ha’motzi when we begin a meal. We say the Sh’ma and the Hashkivenu before we go to bed. There is even a blessing for when we go to the bathroom. But my favorite blessing of all is the...
Where Friends Become Family

Where Friends Become Family

By Lisa David As you may know, at Harlam our unofficial tagline is “where friends become family.” The shared experiences at camp – the highs and lows, the successes and challenges, the sheer number of hours spent with fellow campers and staff – creates deep...
Week 3 Round-Up: 2nd Session 2021

Week 3 Round-Up: 2nd Session 2021

Week 3 has been a blast! please read below to see what each unit has been up to! Carmel: Carmel had an amazing week filled with fun and memories that will last a life time! Carmel started off the week with Carmel/Chavurah Day. This was by far biggest and most...
Thinking of Others

Thinking of Others

The Sharon campers (rising 5th graders) led services on Friday evening. Their theme was “Thinking of Others” By Jonah, Dylan and Jack In this week’s Torah portion, we read about Moses and the Israelites helping each other and the future generations be...
I Am Nourished

I Am Nourished

By Jeremy Wasserman In the Torah there is a story about heaven and hell.  Get a big Torah, one that doesn’t leave out any of the words, you will find this story in there somewhere.  The story is told that a group of Rabbis were shown Heaven and Hell.  First they went...