by rneil | Jul 16, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Hannah Teller Every summer in the unit of Galil, our bunks of 12 and 13 year olds have the opportunity to embark on the Galil Hike. The Galil Hike is a ten mile long journey on the Appalachian trail ending with dinner and an overnight stay at a campground in...
by rneil | Jul 15, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
Saturday morning, the unit of Arava (rising 7th graders) expressed their feeling about the middot (character trait) acharayut (thinking about others). By Elle, Shana and Maya This week the middah is acharayut, thinking about others. The other day my friend Elle was...
by rneil | Jul 15, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
This past Friday night, Sharon (rising 5th graders) lead a beautiful services based on one of camp’s middot (character traits) tiferet (finding inner beauty and balance). Here is what they had to say: By Lucy and Samara This is my third year at camp. I have...
by rneil | Jul 15, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Celia Rubien As a Harlamite, adventure is everywhere. Coming to camp itself is a new adventure as you trust it to provide you with fun and forever friends. Adventure surfaces when you talk to someone new in your unit, try a new stroke in the pool, or speak at...
by rneil | Jul 14, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Lisa David When I was a camper, sitting together with my bunk, dressed in white, at Chapel on the Hill on a Friday night, I used to entertain myself by staring past the service leaders at the horizon beyond them (though I promise I was fully engaged in the service...
by rneil | Jul 14, 2018 | Blog, Camp Harlam
By Charlie Resnick Greetings from the Pocono Mountains of Eastern Pennsylvania. Many of us at camp leave our homes in the cities and suburbs for these hills during the summer. One of the most appealing factors of coming to camp is to be immersed in the outdoors. The...
