by Jess James | Jul 29, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
When we first heard that camp was going to be canceled due to the Coronavirus, much like the rest of the Jacob’s Camp community, we were devastated. While we felt lucky that we had already gotten to experience all of our years as a camper, go to Chalutzim, and have...
by Jess James | Jul 6, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I received an email from Anna Herman asking if I would be interested in a “virtual Solelim program” this summer. I, almost without thinking, said I was interested and that I would love that opportunity. This does, however, beg a question: why did I...
by Jess James | Jun 29, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Hi, my name is Joshua. I have been a camper at Henry S. Jacobs Camp for 8 years, but Jacobs Camp goes way back in my history. My dad grew up in Dothan, Alabama, and attended camp for all of his childhood. He worked at camp for many years as a counselor and a food...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 23, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
On Sunday, April 12th, 2020, Rudi E. Scheidt passed away in his Memphis home surrounded by his family. While it has been two months since Rudi’s death, no amount of time passed will allow us to forget Rudi’s legacy to Memphis, Reform Judaism, and Jacobs...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 23, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Camp has always taught me to find gratitude in difficult moments. We are in one right now of course, because we should be spending this moment together, at camp. We should be celebrating this amazing ceremony surrounded by our campers and staff, so they can see that...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 23, 2020 | Jacobs Blog, Uncategorized
Knowing that I am not able to go to camp this summer has not been easy. Thinking about what could have been another amazing year of Jacobs Magic still sometimes makes me tear up. Whenever I remember that I will have to wait another year to go through the HSJ gates...
