by Jess James | Feb 6, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Dear Jacobs Camp Family, Everyone who enters the iconic gates on Morrison Road are welcomed home upon arrival. Jacobs Camp has been my home for as long as I can remember. As I am welcomed by the year-round team, the lay-leaders of our communities, the parents, and...
by Jess James | Jan 2, 2019 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Enjoying all the fun and magic inherent in the best summer ever at Jacobs Camp is certainly not to be taken lightly – and now, our best and brightest staffers have an opportunity for so much more! As former URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy instructor and aspiring product...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
50 years of anything is always cause for a celebration. 50 years of a Jewish summer camp? In Mississippi? Well, let’s just say no one expected us to still be here. A few months ago, we were so thrilled to announce the dates for Jacobs Camp’s 50th reunion in the...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
Hi, Y’all! Although Opening Day is still months away, there’s lots going on behind the scenes to ensure that 2019 will be The. Best. Summer. Ever. In the meantime, one of the things I love most about the off-season is seeing our summer staff and what they’re up to...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
I didn’t want to come to camp. From the outside looking in, it seemed like a faraway place endorsed by my rabbi that took my sister away from me. I came to camp kicking and screaming hoping my parents wouldn’t make me come. Now here I am, a month after my...
by Jess James | Dec 5, 2018 | Featured, Jacobs Blog
This is my family: 6 Jacobs Camp Couples; 11 former Jacobs campers; 17 past or current Jacobs Camp staff members (including 4 assistant directors); 1 Summer 2019 OLIM CAMPER and more FUTURE JACOBS CAMPERS than I can imagine. My parents began building a Jewish family...
