8th Night Memories – Friendships, Tikkun Olam, and a Solid Jewish Identity

How fortunate are we to be part of a special community that celebrates our shared religious, geographic and cultural heritage in such a unique and meaningful way? For over 50

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Goodbye 2020!

Good Bye 2020.  I have never been someone who is a big on celebrating New Year Eve.  But this year I am looking forward to saying goodbye to the old

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7th Night Memories – The Miracle of Caring Enough

In her beautiful new podcast, Ha’Iggeret, former Jacobs camper, Shira Kaplan (of Alexandria, LA) raises a question I’d never considered and provides an inspiring answer that applies to the miracle

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6th Night Memories – Rededication

The definition of Hanukkah is Rededication which directly applies to our beloved Henry S. Jacobs Camp. As we are called to RE-dedicate ourselves annually, we all know that HSJ has

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5th Night Memories – Susan’s Only Request: Jacobs Camp

As opposed to many of those Camp Chairs who preceded me, I did not became a member of the Jacobs Camp community as a camper or counselor. When I married

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4th Night Memories – Meeting the Love of My Life Outside the Dining Hall

My first summer at Jacobs Camp was first session in 1973 as a camper in Cabin 1.  Little did I know that in 1979, I would meet the love of

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3rd Night Memories – The Feeling of Rolling Through the Gate on Morrison Road

After 50 years of magic-making, we can take pride in the fact that Jacobs Camp has thrived to an extent that surely exceeds the fondest hopes of the founding leaders

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2nd Night Memories – “I Have Been Waiting for This Day All Year!”

I have been connected to the Camp on many levels over a span of 50+ year: I was President of SoFTY (now NFTY, Southern Region) and held a shovel when

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1st Night Memories – Contributions to Something Called C.A.S.T.

My earliest memory related to Jacobs Camp dates to 1968, when my Bar Mitzvah gifts included a large number of white cards announcing that contributions in my honor had been

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