by Jacob Fijman | Apr 14, 2021 | Alumni, Camps & NFTY, Friendships, Jacobs Blog
We are so excited to gather current 1st and 2nd graders for an in-person, one night sleepover program called Kochavim at camp in Utica, MS March 26-27, 2022! All families that registered for this program in September 2021 need to do is confirm their registration here!...
by Jacob Fijman | Feb 24, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog
Hi Jacobs Camp family! On Thursday, February 4th, the Jacobs Camp Parent Advisory Council had our inaugural meeting! It was so exciting to get this council up and running. Because EVERY parent is a part of the Parent Advisory Council, I wanted to provide all of you...
by Jacob Fijman | Jan 28, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog
In 2020, YOU stood by Jacobs Camp! Through the doubt and uncertainty, YOU lent your support when we needed YOU most! THANK YOU! But who are YOU? YOU, of course, are a generous donor to Henry S. Jacobs Camp, and we are extremely grateful for your support last year!...
by Jacob Fijman | Dec 17, 2020 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog
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 years, Jacobs camp has been the thread that has woven all of us together into a beautiful...
by Jacob Fijman | Dec 16, 2020 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog
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 year and welcoming 2021! Though my celebration will be at home with my wife, Rabbi Eleanor Steinman, we will dance a...
by Jacob Fijman | Dec 16, 2020 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog
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 of Jacobs Camp as well as it does to Hanukkah. You know the story. In...
