Tag Archives | Jacobs Camp

Think Twice

on April 18, 2012

by Sophie Samuels Last summer I fell in love, and no, not with Nadav whom I “married” during a Garin evening program.  I fell in love with Jacobs Camp.  I was 23, had graduated from college, and had been at my first real job for 9 months when the opportunity to spend my first summer [...]

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Why Gesher? And Why Now?

on November 23, 2011

We have been pouring over staff evaluations from this past and recent summers, and have been examining what our fellow URJ Camps are offering in there programs, in an effort to create a more dynamic and engaging program for entering seniors.

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Road to Eden

on October 18, 2011

Listen to Dan Nichols and E18teen sing “All This Rain” at Temple Emanuel in Birmingham, Alabama

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What I Did For Summer Vacation

on September 12, 2011

The best thing at Jacobs Camp, though, is Shabbat. Everyone dresses in all white and khaki and sings, prays, and thanks God for life and our beautiful surroundings. It is a wonderful experience. . .

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Two Generations- One Camp

on August 23, 2011

I walked into the gates of Jacobs Camp in the summer of 1975 as an incoming 5th grader. It was important to my parents that their children have a Jewish experience that they never did

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Winnie the Pooh, Star Wars and Harry Potter Too

on July 7, 2011

This summer in our daily worship experiences we have used the words of both traditional and innovative sources to inspire our campers to dedicate time in their daily lives to their religious and spiritual identities.

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We Realized We Were A Part of Something Larger

We Realized We Were A Part of Something Larger

on June 24, 2011

While there are many aspects of camp that Annie and I could speak about when trying to ascertain what has made Jacobs such a powerful force in our lives, the pervasive theme for each of us would be the friendships and relationships we were lucky enough to form at camp.

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