by Jess James | Jun 17, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
2020 has been a crazy year so far from the fires in Australia to COVID-19 to the recent protests for racial equality and justice. Like most people, I was disappointed to hear that camp was not going to happen this summer. I was looking forward to my first year being a...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 10, 2020 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog
The shock has subsided. We live with the reality that there will be no Jacobs Magic this summer, at least not the way it has been experienced for the past 50 summers. Our recent camp reunion in New Orleans demonstrated that the times spent at Jacobs have shaped a...
by Jess James | Jun 5, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Shabbat Shalom, Jacobs Camp! As much as you have all taught me about gratitude – I can’t help but be sad since June 7th would have been our Session 1 Opening Day. My calendar is not my friend right now. It’s reminding me that we should be in staff orientation,...
by Jess James | Jun 5, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Anyone who has been at Jacobs Camp during a summer rainstorm knows that smell. First, you feel the air change, the temperature drop, and the clouds turning grey over head. Then the wind swirls and the trees begin to sway back and forth as if they are dancing along to...
by Jess James | Jun 5, 2020 | 2020 Updates, Jacobs Blog
“So that goes to show you, as much time as we spent scouting and preparing and planning…the game never went exactly as we thought it would. It just never does” -Bo Schembechler, Head Football Coach at The University of Michigan from 1969-1989 Most people that...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 3, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
We want to invite your family to join our Jacobs Camp summer program and engagement opportunities! While we are not able to physically be together, we are excited to invite you to our virtual summer programming: HSJ365 Summer. This program is free of charge! HSJ365...
