By Shayna Sigman Maccabiah, or what some people call Color War, should be the nightmare of any Inclusion Coordinator. It is the one day during each session where campers are in new groups away from their typical counselors, everyone is on a new schedule and the general atmosphere is loud, energetic, and potentially overwhelming. All of these are a possible disaster for our campers who need structure or those with sensory processing … [Read more...] about Why Maccabiah is my Favorite Day at Camp
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Staff with Disabilities Help Camp Inclusion Soar
By Matan Koch Jewish summer camp, when done right, is possibly the best tool that I have ever seen to help a young person with a disability learn to integrate into a larger group. I said as much over 4 years ago, when I wrote about my own meaningful Jewish camp experience as a person who uses a wheelchair. I remain as confident in this conviction as I ever was, and I am absolutely thrilled about the generous $12 million grant from The Harry … [Read more...] about Staff with Disabilities Help Camp Inclusion Soar
How Camp Saved my Children’s Yiddishkeit
By Devorah Zlochower My husband and I are Jewish educators. Our professional lives are spent studying and teaching rabbinic texts, training rabbis and teachers so they may share their knowledge and love of Torah with all kinds of Jewish communities. Our home is filled with hundreds, if not thousands of Jewish books, we attend shul regularly and we observe Jewish law. If you peered into our living room, you would assume that our two sons … [Read more...] about How Camp Saved my Children’s Yiddishkeit
Applications Open: Foundation for Jewish Camp Fellowship
Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) is currently accepting applications for the FJC Fellowship: a new, paid, two-year fellowship for college seniors and recent college graduates seeking professional opportunities in the field of Jewish camp. Fellows spend the academic year working full-time at the Foundation for Jewish Camp office in New York City and their summers working in a leadership role at their home Jewish summer camp. Throughout the year, … [Read more...] about Applications Open: Foundation for Jewish Camp Fellowship
Seven Reasons Studying Torah Fuels the Mind
By Meg Adler I used to just love Torah study; it’s fun, creative and helps me think in complex ways. But now I not only love studying Torah, I think it can strengthen the mind and even salvage humanity. In the Tawonga Bar & Bat Mitzvah program, we strive to study Torah with audacious creativity while still honoring traditional methods and practices. For example, we teach our students to approach any text using the Pardes method - … [Read more...] about Seven Reasons Studying Torah Fuels the Mind
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