Camp Chazak, a program of URJ Eisner and Crane Lake By Marissa Frankel, MS Ed, Assistant Director URJ Eisner Camp February 2012 is the 4th Annual Jewish Disabilities Awareness Month. A month dedicated to raising awareness and expanding the inclusivity of the Jewish community. URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps is dedicated to creating a [...]
Happy Tu B’Shevat: Environmental Responsibility in the Berkshires
by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, URJ Crane Lake Camp During the wintertime, I try to drive up to the Berkshires as much as possible. As an assistant director, you don’t get so much time to enjoy all that the Berkshires has to offer during the summer, so I try to experience it during the [...]
From the Director: Debby Shriber
Dear Friends, We have had a very exciting fall season, working on plans for Summer 2012, running winter events, enhancing our facilities, and providing different tastes of camp for you to enjoy at home. Despite a temporary relocation, thanks to Hurricane Irene flooding our office, we have been busy processing the hundreds of registrations that [...]
SoCo Creamery: The Inside Scoop
Written by Greg Kellner, Senior Assistant Director, Crane Lake Camp Over the last few months I have seen my favorite Berkshire ice cream appearing all over the place: Whole Foods, Fairway, Wild By Nature, and other stores. I began to wonder, what’s the secret to SoCo’s success? I called Dan, who owns the company, got [...]
Bring Camp to Your Chanukah Celebration
Want to bring a little camp music into your Chanukah meal? Here are five suggestions: 1. Print out your own Camp Chanukah Songsheet. 2 Sing the Birkat Hamazon after eating latkes. Download a Birkat Hamazon Card. 3. Teach your family the camp melody for Shehecheyanu. Download the MP3. 4. Sing “Not By Might,Not by Power” by [...]
Sneak Preview of the Summer 2011 Crane Lake Album
We know you have eagerly been awaiting the arrival of the Crane Lake Album. Since the summer, Rebecca and Josh (who recorded the album) have been hard at work listening to every song, over and over, to make sure every second of each song is perfect! It’s almost ready and will arrive at your doorstep [...]
The Father-Son Weekend Chronicles
Written by James Gelsey, Associate Director, URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps Over eighty dads and sons (and one grandpa!) converged on Eisner Camp in December for our first-ever “Father Son Weekend,” part of the Heller Wexler Family Retreat Series. They came from the far corners of our region—Cape Cod to Brooklyn to Glen Head, NY—for [...]
Experience the URJ Biennial LIVE!
Debby, Greg and 5,998 other Reform Jews are headed to Washington, DC this week for the URJ Biennial. And for the first time ever, the virtual Biennial experience brings you all of the highlights live – including a speech from President Obama!
Because of Camp I…
**Updated with contributions from our campers** Because of Camp I… Take a moment to complete this sentence… What has camp done for you? How are you a better person for having been at Crane Lake? What skills have you learned? Who did you meet along the way? Share your thoughts by leaving a comment on [...]
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