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The Power and the Magic of Jacobs Camp
As I look out over tonight’s crowd, I’m proud – proud of all of you, proud of the URJ’s Henry S. Jacobs Camp, and proud to oversee an institution so
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Todah Rabah to Our Summer 2019 Faculty
Jacobs Camp is so blessed to have the support of rabbis, cantors, and educators from across our region and beyond. These amazing members of the Jacobs Camp family enrich our
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25 to 50 Understanding the Magic
25 years ago I was 12 years old and ready for a summer at Jacob’s camp! I can honestly say I did not know or understand the impact my short
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Paying it Forward
This summer was my first on staff. I was a Garin and Maskilim counselor to the greatest boys I could have asked for. But this is not where my camp
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Friendship, Fireworks, and Final Days: Closing day of #HSJ50
Shalom Y’all, It’s hard to believe that #HSJ50 is already over! Our summer was jam-packed with smiles, singing, laughter, and love, all in this beautiful Jewish community we and our
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Words from an Olim Unit Head
I have held many roles at camp over my seven years on staff, some of them being Machon, Maskilim, Talmidim, and Chalutzim counselor, Gesher director (for two weeks), Quartermaster (for
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Shabbat, Six Flags, and Saying Goodbye: The Final Shabbat of #HSJ50
Shalom Y’all! I can’t believe it’s our final Shabbat of our 50th summer! This session has truly been one for the books, and I could not be more pleased to
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Making a Difference in Maskilim
This week, Maskilimers Zoe and Zac Goldstein shared their thoughts on participating in the Linus Blankets Peulot, where they were able to help make blankets for kids facing difficult circumstances
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We Miss You, Kochavim!
We had so much fun with our Kochavimers and miss them already! Take a look back at all the fun we had over the past 24 hours with our youngest
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Kochavim’s 15 Year Anniversary!
Fifteen years ago, Jacobs Camp began an overnight program for rising first graders during camp known as Kochavim! One of the campers from that first summer, Josh Balkin, will be
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