by Jacob Fijman | Jan 7, 2020 | Featured, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog
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 Jacobs Camp’s impact in 2019! 340 Generous Supporters We are so grateful to our generous donors who...
by Jess James | Dec 19, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
This week as the Jewish people celebrate the miracle of Hanukkah, I want to take a moment to reflect on one of the miracles in my own life – Henry S. Jacobs Camp. Perhaps my earliest camp memory is of Shabbat as a 9 or 10 year-old. I vividly remember sitting beside...
by Jess James | Nov 27, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Jacobs Camp is a place where I can be unapologetically myself. It’s been my home away from home for five years now and I’ve made friendships there that will last me a lifetime. This past summer I reunited with my friends as a Solel in the brand new Solelim...
by Jess James | Nov 13, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
As I look out over tonight’s crowd, I’m proud – proud of all of you, proud of the URJ’s Henry S. Jacobs Camp, and proud to oversee an institution so vital to Reform Judaism in the South. In addition to recruiting and working with a staff of 150 and managing an annual...
by Jess James | Oct 29, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Jacobs Camp is so blessed to have the support of rabbis, cantors, and educators from across our region and beyond. These amazing members of the Jacobs Camp family enrich our program and the experience of our campers and staff with wisdom and love of Judaism and Jacobs...
by Jess James | Sep 25, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
25 years ago I was 12 years old and ready for a summer at Jacob’s camp! I can honestly say I did not know or understand the impact my short time at camp would have on me. Most of my family and some of my friends were lifetime Jacob’s campers: young campers, then...
