For the last few years, URJ Camp Harlam has continually sought to create an open and safe community – an environment that is understanding and accepting, where bias and prejudice will not be tolerated.
This coming summer, the Camp Newman community will gather at California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) on the shores of the San Francisco Bay in Vallejo.
The Jewish star on the hill that overlooks Camp Newman has survived. What a fitting symbol for this moment.
Rabbi Brenner Glickman of Temple Emanu-El in Sarasota, FL, recently witnessed the tremendous impact that a summer at camp can have.
Greg Kellner, director at URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy, is the recipient of the 2016 Covenant Foundation Pomegranate Prize, which recognizes rising leaders in the field of Jewish education for their leadership, willingness to take risks, and tremendous promise.
There’s a controversy surrounding ga-ga: Where, exactly, did this game originate?
They left Africa for the first time, to connect with other Jews in Wisconsin, and the experience has been warm and affirming.
“Is it still relevant?” It’s a question that we in liberal Jewish communities ask ourselves quite often.