by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
50 years of anything is always cause for a celebration. 50 years of a Jewish summer camp? In Mississippi? Well, let’s just say no one expected us to still be here. A few months ago, we were so thrilled to announce the dates for Jacobs Camp’s 50th reunion in the...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Hi, Y’all! Although Opening Day is still months away, there’s lots going on behind the scenes to ensure that 2019 will be The. Best. Summer. Ever. In the meantime, one of the things I love most about the off-season is seeing our summer staff and what they’re up to...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
I didn’t want to come to camp. From the outside looking in, it seemed like a faraway place endorsed by my rabbi that took my sister away from me. I came to camp kicking and screaming hoping my parents wouldn’t make me come. Now here I am, a month after my...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
This is my family: 6 Jacobs Camp Couples; 11 former Jacobs campers; 17 past or current Jacobs Camp staff members (including 4 assistant directors); 1 Summer 2019 OLIM CAMPER and more FUTURE JACOBS CAMPERS than I can imagine. My parents began building a Jewish family...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Dear Jacobs Camp Family: Mah tov chelkeinu u’mah na’im goraleinu! From the words of our prayer book: “How good is our portion and how beautiful our fortune!” We at Jacobs Camp are richly blessed… Blessed by a visionary Camp Director, who leads Jacobs Camp,...
