by Jess James | Apr 24, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Dear Friends: As we prepare for Jacobs Camp’s fourth summer under the stellar leadership of Anna Herman, we have much to celebrate: Camper enrollment has increased from approximately 360 to about 460. Still very much a “Jewish place,” Jacobs has quickened its...
by Jess James | Mar 29, 2018 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
In the first of many meetings with our regional clergy, I was able to deliver my first D’Var Torah. In the spirit of Passover, I wanted to share this with all of you. This week’s Torah portion focuses on how to honor God’s miracle of freeing us from Egypt. The portion...
by Jess James | Feb 1, 2018 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Happy New Year, y’all, and many thanks for your generous year-end contributions to the Jacobs Magic Fund. Your support, totaling $80,428, ensures that in 2018, Jacobs Camp will be able to enhance our facilities, enrich our programming, and provide scholarship support...
by Jess James | Jan 25, 2018 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Benjamin Hausmann is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and just started working at Tokyo Electron as a Field Applications Engineer where he maintains quality and control for semiconductor wafer processing equipment. We cannot begin to explain what...