With Love and Feeling Lucky

With Love and Feeling Lucky

By Kara Weiner Dear Chavurah, It’s a little bit surreal to be here, isn’t it? Whether you started way back in Carmel or started just last summer, you would look at those Chavurah campers doing their readings at their final service, and would think that the time would...
Dear Chavurah

Dear Chavurah

By Dani Sobel Dear Chavurah, I’m so extremely proud of you. You have so much enthusiasm for activities and created memories throughout them all. And more than you know, so many of these cherished memories that we all share will stick with you for years to come. To say...
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...
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...
Shabbat Sharon!

Shabbat Sharon!

Friday evening our Sharon (rising 5th graders) campers led a meaningful service reminding us that that the journey is more important than the destination.  By Luci, Ayla and Ava This week’s Torah portion, Devarim, retells parts of the journey that the Israelites took...
The Bridge From Campers to Counselors

The Bridge From Campers to Counselors

Yesterday our Gesher (CIT) participants, led a meaningful service about their transition from campers to counselors. Here are the readings they shared.  By Ella Dear Camp, I love talking about you. There are so many things I love about you, I would talk about all of...