Camp Solomon Schechter’s new executive director, Zach Duitch, wants to use his extensive professional ties to help the Jewish camp and Pacific Northwest Jewish communities strengthen their bond and strengthen each other. Zach has strong ties to CSS, having been a camper there for seven years, a counselor-in-training one year and a staff member for…
A new day camp in Portland this summer will combine the resources and rituals of B’nai B’rith Camp, the beautiful campus of Congregation Beth Israel and the experience of a former Stephen Wise Temple camp director. From June 25 to Aug. 17, BB Day Camp will offer eight one-week sessions of day camp for children…
PHOTO: The great guys at B’nai B’rith Men’s Camp waiting for the solar eclipse. Photo by Ken Zeidman Since 1931, the members of Men’s Camp have gathered each year at BB Camp for their own week long encampment. Many of the adult campers started at BB Camp as kids, continuing their connection to BB…
PHOTO: While visiting camps and meeting camp leaders in Oregon, Foundation for Jewish Camp CEO Jeremy Fingerman stopped by to see an old friend, Rabbi Joshua Stampfer, who officiated at Jeremy’s 1973 Bar Mitzvah in Jerusalem. Jeremy says, “I brought with me the Tanakh which Rabbi Stampfer inscribed to me as follows many years ago: …
PHOTO: Participants at the Jewish Educators Day of Learning gather at Camp Solomon Schechter. Camp Solomon Schechter launched its inaugural Jewish Educators Day of Learning, which was held on July 5-6, 2017, at its facility in Tumwater, WA. The event brought 30 Jewish educators together from throughout the Pacific Northwest for this event, free of…
The air may still have a winter’s chill, but working parents are already thinking of summer – and how they will keep their children entertained during the months off from school. But summer camp is about so much more than keeping children safe and happy. It is an opportunity for them to grow in so…
Numerous studies have shown youth benefit from attending sleepaway camps. Jewish sleepaway camps not only help young campers learn valuable life skills, they have the added benefit of creating confident, engaged Jewish adults. A study by the Foundation for Jewish Camp on the long-term impact of Jewish overnight camp offers compelling evidence that camp builds…
How do you ensure your child will be a happy camper this summer? Kevin Nissen, camp director of Friendly Pines overnight camp in Prescott, has been helping do just that since 1990. Established in 1941 by Bud and Isabelle Brown, the camp is owned by their daughter, Bebe Brown May. Kevin started his career with…
I spent seven of the best summers of my life at camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. As an adult, I became a public health professional turned ADHD advocate, spiritual seeker, essayist and author – and a mother of three. As they say, “l’dor v’dor,” from generation to generation: one of the…
DAY CAMPS GAN ISRAEL DAY CAMP 6612 SW Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR 97239 503-246-KIDS (5437) cgiportland.com Through our three thoughtfully designed camps (18 months to 5 years, 6-8 years, 9 -11 years) your child will learn: Cooperation, Creativity and Optimism. Since 1984 Portland’s Gan Israel Day Camp has provided modern Jewish children from diverse backgrounds…
