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Update Regarding 2020 Tuition
We cannot say it enough: thank you. The outpouring of support from our Jacobs Camp family has been incredible. Whether this would have been your family’s first summer or 50th,
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2020 Update
Dear Jacobs Camp Family, This is the hardest letter I have ever had to write. It is with broken hearts that we share our plans to cancel all in-person activities held in Utica
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10 Ideas – Activities for Families at Home
Hello Jacobs Camp Family! I hope everyone is safe and healthy, during this time of unknowns. Here in DC we are staying home, and always looking for the joyful moments
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Ten for Two, a Memoir of My Jewish Summer Camp Experience
Maimonides once said “there are good ships and wood ships, ships that sail the sea, but the best ships are [camp] friendships, may they always be!” What Maimonides could not
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When We Make Music Together
Over the past several days, I’ve been told to leave school in Indiana, head back to California, and stay put in my house. I’m thousands of miles away from friends
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What I Love about Jacobs Camp…
In December, Temple Beth El in Pensacola, FL hosted a Jacobs Camp Shabbat with their congregation. Families were encouraged to wear white and Jacobs Camp campers were asked to share
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Jacobs Magic in Denver, Colorado
Dear Anna, After Thanksgiving, I flew home with my family from Little Rock to Denver. We were waiting for our bags and I saw a bag that looked like a
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What Jacobs Camp Does Best
Growing up and working at Jacobs Camp, I have had the privilege to experience the Jacobs Magic in a variety of ways for nearly 2 decades. Currently, I am humbled
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Why Kochavim Works!
I can honestly say that camp has shaped every aspect of my life. It was my happy place as a camper, which ultimately led to me transferring colleges: to be
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2019 Recap – By the numbers!
Those of you who know, can attest that I am a numbers person. Numbers are black and white; they show performance; they show progress; they show impact. Let me share
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