…ago by summer camp and youth group staff from our field. The ripples that grew from the pebbles those camp staff members dropped into the pond way back whengo on…
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 24 Adar 5779
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Results for: day camp study
JCC Association of North America Urges Trump Administration to Maintain Cultural Exchange Programs at Camps
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…of camp for the tens of thousands of young people who participate in 130 JCC day camps and our 24 overnight camps across the United States every summer – as…
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 2 Sh’vat 5781
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…Judaea to become his movement, a somewhat casual choice that would affect the course of countless young lives. He spent a career in Jewish education, devoting his days to running…
America the Beautiful: Shabbat Shalom 23 Cheshvan 5782 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
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…of a sefer Torah in names and honor of Sol and Fay Chase, z”l, on Monday morning at Camp David will forever hold a special place in my heart. It…
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 19 Cheshvan 5781
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…and study.” In his unconventional biography of Hillel, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin points out that this response is reflective of the premise that at its core, Judaism is rooted in ethics…
Early Childhood Educators Are Heroes and They Deserve More
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…lost, or despaired of, or obscured. The citadels of liberty are houses of study. Its heroes are teachers, its passion is education and the life of the mind. Moses realized…
Celebrating Black History Month at JCCs Across the Continent
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By Jane E. Herman With roots that date back to 1915, Black History Month, according to the website of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History,…
Parashat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23)
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…book of Genesis? Daniel Elazar (1934-1999; a leading political scientist and specialist in the study of the Jewish political tradition) explains: the Torah is a series of case studies presenting…
Parashat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)
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…responsibility. In fact, the Torah commands the king to do three things only: write out a copy of the Torah for himself, keep it with him, and study it all…
Parashat Chukat (Numbers 19:1-22:1)
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…verse, “They shall not be put to shame when they speak with their enemies at the gate (Psalms 127:5) as a description of how study partners become “enemies” by “fighting”…