by rneil | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
Our Kineret (rising 6th graders) campers led services Friday evening. Their theme was Nitzachon: pushing through a challenge. Below are the readings they shared. By Yale, Asher, Noah, Henry and Josh The theme of this week’s Torah portion is Pushing through...
by rneil | Jul 31, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
By Sam “Skelly” Kelly The theme for this Shabbat is overcoming a challenge. That theme is familiar to us here. In previous summers we have used our ability to persevere as a marker of growth. That has not changed but some of the difficulties we’ve...
by rneil | Jul 27, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
Our Arava (rising7th graders) led a beautiful service Saturday morning. They shared their thoughts about why camp is special place to them. By Avery, Liza and Tyler Camp Harlam brings us joy – SIMCHA – in a way that no other place can. Some of the things that bring us...
by rneil | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
Our Department Supervisors shared their thoughts on “Welcome Home” and what those words mean to them personally during Friday night’s Shabbat Service. Below are the readings they shared. By Ashira Boxman So what does welcome home really mean? For me...
by rneil | Jul 26, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
By Sam Blum and Hannah Lafargue I’ve been thinking a lot about corn. Not the dining hall corn or popcorn, but the cornfields right across from the office. When we arrived at camp about a month and a half ago, there wasn’t much of anything in that field. But if you...
by rneil | Jul 25, 2021 | Blog, Camp Harlam, Shabbat Readings
By, Lisa David Shabbat Shalom. Now that we’ve all caught our breath after the trek up the hill, let’s take a minute to really appreciate this amazing place. I just need to look around and soak this in. Feel free to do the same. Take a look around you, see the faces...