by Jacob Fijman | Dec 22, 2019 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog
10 years ago I walked into the gates of Henry S. Jacobs camp a very scared little girl who knew nothing about herself. All I knew was that I was trying to escape the realities of a sick father recently diagnosed with cancer. It took me some time to warm up to the idea...
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 Jacob Fijman | Dec 16, 2019 | Caring Community, Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
As the year nears its end, one topic that comes up in our house is what causes and organizations we want to support this year. The good news is that with each passing year there seem to be more and more interesting places to donate and good work being done. The...
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...
