by Jacob Fijman | May 24, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Youth & Family
Everyone’s a winner at Jacobs Camp. These are the words that I remember most after finishing a schvitzy game of machanayim or an intense yet stationary rafterball match. As I enter my 13th summer at HSJ, I cannot help but smile when I remember the almost instantaneous...
by Jacob Fijman | May 19, 2021 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Youth & Family
With our campers spending time away from home for the first time in a very long time, we know that staying in touch will be more important this summer than ever. With that in mind, here are the 5 best ways to keep up with everything happening at HSJ and stay in touch...
by Jacob Fijman | May 10, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Youth & Family
I grew up at Jacobs Camp, and there’s no question that shaped my life in more ways than one. As a camper, the things that seemed like “big” life-changing events often ended up being quite small as life played out. On the other hand, the things that seemed like...
by Jacob Fijman | May 4, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog
Just a month from now, I will be heading to Utica for my 7th summer at HSJ. Even after all these summers, the pre-camp excitement is just as real, especially now after all the craziness the past year or so has held. Not being able to go to camp for two years helped me...
by Jacob Fijman | Apr 14, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Friendships, Jacobs Blog
Since I announced to the world that I was getting to come back to HSJ for the summer of 2021, I’ve heard so many adults say things like, “I wish I could go back to camp as an adult”, and “I can’t believe they have air conditioning in all the buildings now…I...
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!...
