by Jacob Fijman | Jun 13, 2023 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2023, Worship & Spirituality, Youth & Family
Magnifying our Gratitude At camp, our days are so full that one day feels like a week, and a week feels like a month. Everything is magnified. Even the little things seem big, and maybe they are reconnecting with a long-time bunkmate and growing that circle of friends...
by Jacob Fijman | Jun 9, 2023 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2023, Youth & Family
A Toddler at Camp?! I’m not sure what’s more ridiculous – bringing a newborn or a toddler to camp. While a newborn comes with its own set of challenges, a toddler comes with opinions. My toddler son, Rafi, has quickly befriended all of the staff. To be honest,...
by Jacob Fijman | Jul 12, 2022 | Jacobs Blog, Summer 2022, Youth & Family
L’dor V’dor at Henry S. Jacobs Camp Cantor Joel Colman One of the great joys in having a long tenure as cantor at Temple Sinai in New Orleans for over 23 years, is celebrating wonderful life-cycle events such as weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and...
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 Jess James | Jun 11, 2021 | Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Caring Community, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Summer 2021, Youth & Family
During the darkest moments of last year, I dreamt about opening day—and now that we’re almost there, real life is proving so much sweeter than any of those dreams. Y’all know I’m rarely at a loss for words, but I will never have the right words—or enough words—to tell...
by Jacob Fijman | May 24, 2021 | Alumni, Camping and Youth Engagement, Camps & NFTY, Jacobs Blog, Summer, Youth & Family
Everyone’s a winner at Jacobs Camp. These are the words that I remember most after finishing a schvitzy game of machanayim or an intense yet stationary rafterball match. As I enter my 13th summer at HSJ, I cannot help but smile when I remember the almost instantaneous...
