by Jacob Fijman | May 5, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022, Youth & Family
“Homesick” is a Four-Letter Word The idea of missing people, places and routines is actually a lovely sentiment–how lucky we are to have people and things to miss (and people to miss us) while we’re away! Labeling this as a “sickness” is a directly negative...
by Jacob Fijman | Apr 28, 2022 | Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
What Do I Love about Camp? What do I love about camp?… well everything, but here are a few of my favorite things. My name is Rachel, and I have been going to camp for 6 summers, and this will be my 7th and final summer as a camper because I am going to be in...
by Jacob Fijman | Apr 4, 2022 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Being Camp Nurse Brings Family Joy In 2012, I came to Jacobs to be the camp nurse for a week. Being a camp nurse was not new to me. I first went to be a Camp Nurse at a summer camp in Wisconsin in 1995. That was special, as it was the camp I grew up going to and my...
by Jacob Fijman | Mar 14, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
Introducing Ben Cohen: Assistant Director Howdy y’all! My name is Ben Cohen and I am so excited to join the Jacobs Camp team as Assistant Director! I am from St Louis, MO and was active in NFTY Missouri Valley as a teenager, went on a NFTY in Israel trip and spent...
by Jacob Fijman | Feb 22, 2022 | Bnei Mitzvah, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
My Friendships, Jewish Identity and Home: A Bat Mitzvah Project I grew up in the small town of Clemson, SC. Out of the 1,000 people at my school, my sister is the only other Jewish person. People assume I’m Christian and they get uncomfortable when I say that...
by Jacob Fijman | Feb 8, 2022 | Friendships, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022
New Family Buddy Program Living Our Values: Welcome Home Hospitality We are excited to announce the launch our new Jacobs Camp New Family Buddy Program! This summer Jacobs Camp has 63 new families, and we need YOUR help to welcome them to the Jacobs Camp community....
