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...
A Day in the Life of Summer Camp During a Pandemic
For long enough to dream that it might stay that way, the weather at Camp Kef on July 9 was pleasant. Cloudy with a...
Summer Camp Tradition Gets Reinvented
In 2017, Moishe House started Camp Nai Nai Nai, an abbreviated re-creation of overnight camp for Jewish 20- and 30-somethings. The four-day sessions sell...
Coronavirus Cloud Overhangs Summer Camp Openings
Over the next several weeks, it seems, we’ll continue to go without — without the human touch and without the physical presence of friends...
Jewish Summer Camps Prepare for Coronavirus
By Ben Sales / JTA
As swine flu swept through the United States in the late spring of 2009, Jewish summer camps took some drastic...
Three PA Camps Win Mental Health Grants
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Pinemere Camp, Camp Havaya and URJ Camp Harlam, all in Pennsylvania, were...
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...
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...