by elijahthompson | Mar 10, 2025 | Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, The Jewish World, Volunteerism, Youth & Family
The Michael and Betsy Levy Scholarship: Bringing Jacobs Magic to Bossier City & Shreveport A Gift of Community, Connection, and Jewish Joy Growing up Jewish in Shreveport and Bossier City often means being part of a small community with few Jewish peers. Unlike...
by elijahthompson | Feb 6, 2025 | Bnei Mitzvah, Fundraising, Jacobs Blog, Social Action, Summer, Volunteerism, Youth & Family
Love in Action: B’nai Mitzvah Fundraisers for Jacobs Camp “As each person is obligated to say: ‘For my sake was the world created.’” – Talmud: Sanhedrin 37a Becoming a B’nai Mitzvah is a meaningful milestone—one that many of our incredible campers choose to mark...
by Jacob Fijman | May 30, 2024 | Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Summer 2024, Volunteerism
Preserving Dream Street’s Magic Camp Dream Street has been one of the most important aspects of my life since my first year as a counselor in 2017. Through the many stages of my life, Dream Street has remained a constant; it is a major source of my joy and purpose. I...
by elijahthompson | Dec 12, 2023 | Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Volunteerism
NFTY-SO Fall Conclave Hey Jacobs Camp! I’m Ben K., the Social Action Vice President of NFTY Southern. I am happy to report that last month’s NFTY-SO Fall Conclave in New Orleans was a huge success! In conjunction with TASTY, we hosted almost 100 NFTY-SO teens from...
by bcohen | Apr 7, 2023 | Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Jacobs Blog, Volunteerism
Last Saturday, April 1, 80 teens and 20 staff members from NFTY SO Spring Kallah went to Rolling Fork, Mississippi together to volunteer in the distribution center following a devastating tornado. Our teens worked for three hours, unloading the bus with donations,...
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...
