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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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Opening Day Video!
Yesterday was finally Opening Day at HSJ! We've waited so long for this day to arrive and it was even better than we could have imagined. This is our biggest
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