jewish camp

Some Jewish summer camps are facing pressure to rethink their Israel programs

The bottom line, he said, is that when a camp chooses to hire Israeli staff, that itself is a statement — one that he said is worth the possible discontent.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
29/03/2024

Jewish Agency, Mosaic United to bring 1,500 Israeli teens to US summer camps

Campers2Gether allows both Israeli youth and diaspora Jews to grow solidarity amongst one another and remember that the Jewish nation is united as one.

Camp brings Jewish youth together in Poland from across the world

The Yael Foundation's camp held its third year in Poland with both a boys' camp and a girls' camp.

By URIEL PEIZER
30/08/2023

For this Jewish surf camp in Virginia, the beach is their sanctuary

The camp’s approach to spirituality enhances campers’ connection to both their Judaism and to the ocean.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
19/08/2023

Super Bowl champion Leonard Fournette visits Jewish summer camp for children with cancer

Camp Simcha and a sister camp, Camp Simcha Special, are operated by Chai Lifeline, a Jewish nonprofit serving families with children who have serious diseases.

By JACOB GURVIS/JTA
18/08/2023

When campers’ luggage got stranded, a Ramah alum’s new trucking company stepped in

Just days out from their campers’ return home, the company hired to transport all of their belongings home had announced its sudden closure.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
12/08/2023

US summer camps should stick to Judaism, not gender - opinion

The current implementation of rules involving mixed-biological gender housing is causing Jewish camps from varying ideological persuasions to take a position on the issue. 

By IRIT TRATT
06/07/2023

Police see possible arson in fires at a Jewish camp near Ottawa

A police statement said the damage rant to about $450,000 in US dollars. It said the fire “was of an arson nature.”

By RON KAMPEAS/JTA
15/02/2023
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