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,...
by Jess James | Nov 1, 2018 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
On Friday, October 19th, Temple Sinai in New Orleans honored longtime Lay leader and Educator, Ann Kientz, during the annual Jacobs Camp Shabbat. These are her words to the community. Have you ever doodled a circle and had that satisfying feeling of completion when...
by Jess James | Sep 26, 2018 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
For eleven summers, I have always called 3863 Morrison Road my home away from home. I have made countless friendships and memories that are still strong to this day. Like many campers, I am a second generation Jacobs camper, with both of my parents spending time at...
