What It Means to Be a Chavurah Buddy

What It Means to Be a Chavurah Buddy

By Dylan F.  As an only child, you tend to learn two very important lessons in life: How to find something to do when you have no one else to play with, and how important all different kinds of relationships are. I was fortunate enough to learn one of these lessons...
Returning to Camp as an International Staff Member

Returning to Camp as an International Staff Member

By Harry Evans The initial stress and worry about returning wears off in an instant when over five hundred campers arrive on Opening Day. They are looking to you to give them the best summer of their lives. Leading activities and events which may seem crazy or weird...
A Letter from Our Newest Lifeguards

A Letter from Our Newest Lifeguards

Dear Camp Harlam Community, As we embark on our journey in transition from camper to counselor, and as overall leaders at camp, the roles we play in our community have changed. This summer, we, as counselors in training (CITs), devoted time into learning the ropes of...
A New Tradition Comes to Camp Harlam

A New Tradition Comes to Camp Harlam

By Lisa David At Harlam, when people arrive to join our community, we greet them with the phrase “welcome home.” We welcome them, because we want people to feel truly included and supported while they are here. And we welcome them home because we want this...
K’Far Noar Is All In!

K’Far Noar Is All In!

This Saturday at services, K’Far Noar (rising 9th graders) spoke about the importance of going all in. Below are some of the reading from their service.  By Darya & Kaitlyn People come back to camp year after year because of their love for camp. Being here...
Lessons in Leadership

Lessons in Leadership

By Aaron Selkow Eight years ago, I arrived at Harlam having already spent more than One Thousand, Seven Hundred and Fifty days living at camp. And during that time, I went from a 5-year-old child to an adult – a professional, a husband, a father. My time at camp is...