No Nuts About It
The Centers for Disease Control indicate food allergies are now affecting an estimated 6 percent of children. Camp Shoresh, a kosher Jewish day camp...
Leading by Experience
Studies show that Jewish summer camp is a valuable and enriching experience, not only for young campers, but also for their leaders. This summer,...
Kinderkool
Packing for camp is no fun. It’s time consuming (and expensive), especially for those of us who aren’t especially organized … Where did...
Bunk Life Revisited
Whoever said being a kid was easy must have a poor long-term memory. Trying to navigate the big world without much experience is a...
Yoga For Youngsters
Ellie Schwartz of Roland Park is only 12 years old, but she’s already an experienced yoga student. Schwartz had a yoga birthday party when...
A Culinary Revolution
Tug-of-war competitions, ghost stories, bad-movie nights and new friendships are just some of the memories that youths will take from their time at camp.
Years...
Building Bully-Proof Bunks
I’m a big believer in the transformational power of summer camp. No doubt it’s a belief that stems from my long-ago Santa Cruz Mountain...
Home Away From Home
Growing up in Minsk, Belarus in the 1990s, Olga Cherches knew better than to call attention to the fact that she was Jewish. The...
Immersion Technique
It used to be that parents who wanted to expose their children to conversational Hebrew over the summer had to travel to Israel. Now...
Flashback: Debbi Weinberg
Debbi Weinberg grew up attending Jewish camps. From Milldale to Louise to Timber Ridge, camps have been a major part of this Baltimore native...
