What to Remember When Packing for Camp
Every year, the highlights of camp season are different. A new friend made, a new hobby discovered or perhaps a new favorite food. But...
Summer Camp Offers a Break for Campers and Staff Alike
Even before the pandemic began ...
Choosing a Camp: Why Start Now?
It may not be the first thing that comes to mind ...
Camp Green Lane Owner Jerome ‘Jerry’ Stein Dies at 92
On the afternoon of Oct. 6, the doorbell rang at Carol Stein’s Bryn Mawr home. It was the sprinkler man.
Stein knew it was time...
A Post-COVID Day at Golden Slipper Camp in the Poconos
Driving through the Poconos to get to Golden Slipper Camp, you won’t see a business or residential area for miles. Just winding roads and...
Jewish Overnight Camps Enhancing Security
The Tree of Life synagogue complex shooting in Pittsburgh, the deadliest attack on Jews in American history, is now almost four years old. Each...
Jewish Couples Remember Summer Camp Meet-Cutes
The song of the summer in 1988 was Richard Marx’s “Hold Onto the Night,” though Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” was also...
Jewish Philadelphia’s Summer Camp Album
The first Jewish summer camp in the United States was opened in New York by the Jewish Working Girls Vacation Society in 1893.
Summer Camps Plan 2021 Safety Protocols
Although the second summer of the pandemic is approaching, Rabbi Joel Seltzer knows this camp season will be different from the last.
“Last year was...
