Preparing Parents 2019

Shalom from Jacobs Camp, The countdown is on, and opening day is on its way! As Camp Director, I can tell you first hand that when a child goes away

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How Social Justice Will Make the Best Summer Even Better

Hi, y’all! I hope everyone had a wonderful Passover and that you are starting to get excited about coming home to Morrison Road this summer! We can’t wait to meet

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I Don’t Want Your Kids to be Ok at Camp

Dear Jacobs Families, I don’t want your kids to be ok at camp. Yes, you read that correctly. My weekly countdown to Opening Day has made it to single digits,

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A Word from our new Development Manager – Jacob Fijman

Everyone who enters the iconic gates on Morrison Road are welcomed home upon arrival. Jacobs Camp has been my home for as long as I can remember. As I am

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5 Steps to Make Career-Building Part of Jacobs Magic

Enjoying all the fun and magic inherent in the best summer ever at Jacobs Camp is certainly not to be taken lightly – and now, our best and brightest staffers

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50th Reunion: November 1 – 3, 2019

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

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What’s Happening in the Off Season?

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.

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I Didn’t Want to Come to Camp

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

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OUR Camp

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

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We at Jacobs Camp are Richly Blessed…

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!”

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