Three PA Camps Win Mental Health Grants
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Pinemere Camp, Camp Havaya and URJ Camp Harlam, all in Pennsylvania, were...
Tiffany Haddish’s Celebrity-Filled Bat Mitzvah, in Photos
By Gabe Friedman / JTA
Tiffany Haddish celebrated her bat mitzvah Tuesday night surrounded by an array of Jewish celebrity friends, including Billy Crystal, Chelsea...
Why Hebrew School Students Choose Confirmation
Mia Schwartzberg grew up looking up at a photo of her father on a wall at Main Line Reform Temple.
That wall was filled with...
The Do’s and Don’ts of Jewish Baby Naming
Baby naming can be one of the hardest tasks expectant parents undertake, but Jewish tradition can help.
Some practices for selecting a newborn’s kinnui, or...
Ten Miles From Gaza, Kids Make the Most of Summer
By Noa Amouyal
It was supposed to be the first sight that greeted them as they entered the camp and embarked on their first day...
Joint Bar Mitzvah Project Aids African Villages
Like many other teens preparing for their Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Jack Ufberg, 12, of Penn Valley is raising money for the less fortunate.
The...
Camp Stories | Color War Remains a Camp Tradition
“Guys in the back, you’re going to make us lose points!”
That warning, delivered by a general for the blue team at Camp Kef’s color...
Camp Stories | Camp Seed Doubles Summer Run, Number of Campers
It’s every kid’s dream: studying Torah at summer camp.
Maybe not, but the girls at Camp Seed in Elkins Park don’t seem to mind. Perhaps...
Camp Stories | Israeli Kin of Fallen Soldiers Get a Taste of Summer Camp
It was five years ago that Tehila Shiloni, 12, lost her brother.
Sgt. Almog Shiloni was a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces who was...
Camp Stories | Lone Soldier Michael Levin’s Memory Lives on at Camp Ramah
About three times a day, the campers at Camp Ramah in the Poconos walk past a mural.
The words, “You can’t fulfill your dreams unless...