by Jacob Fijman | Apr 4, 2022 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Being Camp Nurse Brings Family Joy In 2012, I came to Jacobs to be the camp nurse for a week. Being a camp nurse was not new to me. I first went to be a Camp Nurse at a summer camp in Wisconsin in 1995. That was special, as it was the camp I grew up going to and my...
by Jacob Fijman | Mar 14, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Introducing Ben Cohen: Assistant Director Howdy y’all! My name is Ben Cohen and I am so excited to join the Jacobs Camp team as Assistant Director! I am from St Louis, MO and was active in NFTY Missouri Valley as a teenager, went on a NFTY in Israel trip and spent...
by Jacob Fijman | Feb 22, 2022 | Bnei Mitzvah, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
My Friendships, Jewish Identity and Home: A Bat Mitzvah Project I grew up in the small town of Clemson, SC. Out of the 1,000 people at my school, my sister is the only other Jewish person. People assume I’m Christian and they get uncomfortable when I say that...
by Jacob Fijman | Feb 8, 2022 | Friendships, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
New Family Buddy Program Living Our Values: Welcome Home Hospitality We are excited to announce the launch our new Jacobs Camp New Family Buddy Program! This summer Jacobs Camp has 63 new families, and we need YOUR help to welcome them to the Jacobs Camp community....
by Jacob Fijman | Feb 3, 2022 | Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Volunteerism
Mitzvah Projects Make Jacobs Magic The whole value of a benevolent deed lies in the love that inspires it. – Talmud: Sukkah Love inspires many of our amazing campers who are becoming B’nai Mitzvahs to use this important time in their lives to support the place...
