by pmandelman | Oct 12, 2025 | Alumni, Caring Community, Jacobs Blog, Outreach
Calling All Jacobs Camp Alumni We are updating the Jacobs Camp alumni database and we need your help! The connection among our community of alumni is a huge part of what makes our camp so special. If you were ever a Jacobs camper or staff member, we’d love to...
by bcohen | Apr 7, 2023 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Jacobs Blog, Jewish Arts & Culture, Outreach, Social Action, Volunteerism
Over the first weekend of April, during the NFTY SO Spring Kallah at Jacobs Camp we traveled to volunteer in a small town called Rolling Fork that had been hit by a tornado, about an hour away. When we arrived in Rolling Fork, the damage was apparent. Many houses had...
by Jacob Fijman | May 21, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Outreach, Social Action, Volunteerism
Several years ago, my child and I were walking through a particularly littered place. He started kicking a can down the street. When we were about to turn onto another street, I told him to go and pick up that can and carry it until we found a place to dispose of...