The Small Miracle Called Camp Harlam

The Small Miracle Called Camp Harlam

By Alyssa Kress This week I began browsing the yearbook from my first summer at camp, 2002. That also happened to be Arie Gluck’s last summer as the Director of Camp Harlam. Throughout the yearbook were notes from campers and staff, all expressing their gratitude for...
Choose to be Kind

Choose to be Kind

By Lisa David, Director of Camp Harlam Shabbat shalom. We made it! Since the close of summer last year, I know that many of us have been counting the months, weeks, and days until we could be together again, dressed in white, on the hill. And for those of you...
An Act of the Heart

An Act of the Heart

By Lauren “Biebs” Hallenbeck, Arts Co-Supervisor Sometimes your head and your heart seem to want different things. Sometimes, your head says, “Lauren…Biebs…don’t leave your husband and your ferrets, your comfortable queen-sized bed and your Grey’s Anatomy...
Let’s Be Awesome!

Let’s Be Awesome!

By Alyssa Kress Assistant Director Since the time you arrived at camp, you’ve probably heard “Welcome Home” hundreds of times already. Throughout tonight’s service, you’ll hear more about our philosophy of Welcome Home and how this place connects us all. Many of you...