by jared | Jul 28, 2016 | Featured
by Rabbi Herman Blumberg, alum What would groups of Eisner campers, ages seven to thirteen, want to talk about with a few elderly visitors who attended the camp before their parents were born? The sessions on this lovely Berkshire summer Sunday morning were billed as...
by urjeisnercamp | Jul 28, 2016 | Featured, Uncategorized
Did you know that 48 million people in the United States are food insecure? That means they have trouble affording enough food to feed themselves on a regular basis. That is more people than the entire population of Canada. 13 million of these people are children. Our...
by urjeisnercamp | Jul 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
“Don’t discriminate! Don’t! Don’t hate! Don’t discriminate, just communicate!” –Ofarim campers raising awareness for their anti-discrimination cause As you may have read, the Ofarim unit has been focusing on tikkun olam and social justice during Limud. They chose one...
by jared | Jul 19, 2016 | Featured
by Samantha “Twiggy” S., Olim camper Last week, I visited a food pantry in the basement of a church in Great Barrington called The People’s Pantry. I went with four other Olim campers and our Associate Director, Laura Gurvis. I had never been to a...
by jared | Jul 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Another fantastic week, one full of trips and special activities, is in the books – what have our units been up to? K’tanim It’s been an exciting week in K’tanim! On Monday, 12 new campers joined our unit, and they’ve already made many friends! On Wednesday, we...
