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This is Not Goodbye, But L’hitraot
Anyone who has been at Jacobs Camp during a summer rainstorm knows that smell. First, you feel the air change, the temperature drop, and the clouds turning grey over head.
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HSJ365 Summer
We want to invite your family to join our Jacobs Camp summer program and engagement opportunities! While we are not able to physically be together, we are excited to invite
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Do’s and Don’ts for Talking to Your Child about Grief
Do: Identify, validate, and normalize the feeling. Ask open questions. Children’s behaviors are a window into how they’re feeling; they often use their actions to communicate when they don’t yet
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It’s Okay to be Sad. I’m Sad, Too
Anna’s letter announcing the cancellation of in-person programming this summer hit me harder than I expected. I had anticipated that Covid-19 might disrupt the plans for Summer 2020, but getting
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Ten for Two, a Memoir of My Jewish Summer Camp Experience
Maimonides once said “there are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are [camp] friendships, may they always be!” What Maimonides could not
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When We Make Music Together
Over the past several days, I’ve been told to leave school in Indiana, head back to California, and stay put in my house. I’m thousands of miles away from friends
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We Choose Jacobs! – A note from Adam Magnus, Jacobs Alum
As the year nears its end, one topic that comes up in our house is what causes and organizations we want to support this year. The good news is that
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Friendship, Fireworks, and Final Days: Closing day of #HSJ50
Shalom Y’all, It’s hard to believe that #HSJ50 is already over! Our summer was jam-packed with smiles, singing, laughter, and love, all in this beautiful Jewish community we and our
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Words from an Olim Unit Head
I have held many roles at camp over my seven years on staff, some of them being Machon, Maskilim, Talmidim, and Chalutzim counselor, Gesher director (for two weeks), Quartermaster (for
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Shabbat, Six Flags, and Saying Goodbye: The Final Shabbat of #HSJ50
Shalom Y’all! I can’t believe it’s our final Shabbat of our 50th summer! This session has truly been one for the books, and I could not be more pleased to
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