by Jacob Fijman | Dec 20, 2022 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, The Jewish World
Hineh Mah Tov Moment Services at Jacobs Camp typically begin with Hineh Mah Tov, Psalm 133, singing and rejoicing how good it is to be together. Earlier this month, Anna, Nadav and I had the opportunity to attend the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) Leaders...
by Jacob Fijman | May 17, 2022 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Preparing Parents 2022 Shalom from Jacobs Camp,As Camp Director, I can tell you first hand that when a child goes away to camp, the entire family grows from the experience. But that doesn’t make getting ready for the summer any easier!Like everything else, preparing...
by Jacob Fijman | Apr 4, 2022 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Being Camp Nurse Brings Family Joy In 2012, I came to Jacobs to be the camp nurse for a week. Being a camp nurse was not new to me. I first went to be a Camp Nurse at a summer camp in Wisconsin in 1995. That was special, as it was the camp I grew up going to and my...
by Jacob Fijman | Oct 20, 2021 | Bnei Mitzvah, Camping and Youth Engagement, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022, Volunteerism
BAT MITZVAH TZEDEK PROJECT DELIVERS JACOBS MAGIC Jacobs Camp has always been such a special place to me for as long as I can remember. I am sure you can imagine my excitement when 6 year old me got to go for my first summer at Jacobs. Even though it was only for one...
by Jess James | Jun 11, 2021 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Summer 2021, Youth & Family
During the darkest moments of last year, I dreamt about opening day—and now that we’re almost there, real life is proving so much sweeter than any of those dreams. Y’all know I’m rarely at a loss for words, but I will never have the right words—or enough words—to tell...
by Jess James | Jun 5, 2021 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Jewish History, Summer, Summer 2021
A few days ago I pulled up to the Henry S Jacobs camp gates and my mom, who drove me to camp, stopped the car, I looked up at the gates, and said to her “What if I can’t do this? What if this isn’t the right place for me?” She said, “I know you can do this, but we can...
