Camps Take Aim at Recession
Beth Berman knows about instilling Jewish values in kids. As director of early childhood education at Congregation Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, she oversees...
Another Incentive to Attend Summer Overnight Camps
Three charitable organizations -- the Neubauer Family Foundation, the Foundation for Jewish Camp and the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia -- have joined forces...
Camping Out for Jewish Meaning?
Inside the Broad Street Ministry in Center City, two wiggling therapy dogs basked in the center of attention. They visit regularly to cheer up...
Jewish Camps Seek Balance in New, Tricky Terrain
The Pocono Mountains
Fifteen-year-old Samantha Helias doesn't belong to a synagogue, attend Hebrew school or practice any kind of Judaism at home in Holland, Pa....
Making Camp Affordable
Perhaps the most significant contribution to the stability of the Jewish camping world over the past five years has come from the combined efforts...
Jewish Camping: It’s No Bunk!
The Pocono Mountains
Perched on the edge of a platform 40 feet above the grassy Camp Harlam grounds in Kunkletown, Pa., 13-year-old Jake Lord steels...
Report: Camps Must Do More to Sell Themselves
Just because families join synagogues and send their kids to Jewish day camps doesn’t mean they will send them to overnight camps, according to...