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More Than Just a Summer Home
I’ve spent almost my whole life at Henry S. Jacobs Camp, first starting in 2002 as an Olim camper where I had Anna B. Herman as my Olim Unit Head.
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Shabbat Letter from Anna (June 30, 2017)
This week has been packed with fun; so much has happened that it’s hard to believe it has only been a week! Every day, our family continues to grow stronger, and
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Humans of Jacobs Camp
This summer is my first summer on staff, and I’m a Gesher. I choose to come back every year because I can’t imagine my summers without Jacobs. My siblings are
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What Jacobs Camp Means to Me
In the beginning of June last year, I came to Jacobs camp for the first time. I was scared out of my mind to come to the middle of nowhere
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Shabbat Letter from Anna (June 23, 2017)
Shabbat Shalom! It is so hard to believe that it has been a week since we last dressed in white and celebrated Shabbat together; we are ready to sing and
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Summer 2017 Olim A!
Our Olimers came home to Jacobs Camp for the first time ever this summer! They had the summer of a lifetime and we are so excited to show a sneak
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An Olimer for Life
As a third grader, my mom and dad drove me into the gate of Jacobs Camp for the first time, and I was worried about all the things one would
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Jewish Life at Jacobs Camp
Last week we learned about the Jewish value of Kehilah (community). We started the week with a lesson on one of the foundational Jewish texts on ethics, Pirkei Avot (Ethics
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Shabbat Letter From Anna (June 16, 2017)
It is hard to believe that we’ve already been at camp for almost a full week! After a year of recruitment and planning, it is incredible to me that the
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Taking Care of the World Around Us
Imagine a long day of being in nature, maybe taking a swim in the lake or going for a mountain bike ride. A tent is set up near a roaring
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