Unit Updates, Week 6

It has been such a phenomenal week with K'tanim and it definitely flew by faster than any other week. Together we learned what it means to be a soldier in

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Jewish Life Update, Week 6: Organizing for Social Justice

Why teach seventh graders about community organizing? As our Ofarim campers have learned about and participated in the steps of the community organizing process, they have also learned strategies for

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Unit Updates, Week 5

We’re one week in to second session… what have our units been up to?

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Hineini: the Continuing Power of Eisner Camp

By Julia Tecotsky, second-year staff member at Eisner Camp. “How was Eisner?” Despite this question’s well-intentioned and seemingly straightforward nature, it has been one of the most frustrating and challenging

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Jewish Life Update, Week 5: Featuring Our Kitchen Staff!

Using a paper cut out of a phone (that was nearly as exciting as having a real phone), campers placed "calls" to people and expressed gratitude out loud to people

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A City on Fire Still Radiates Hope

Two weeks ago, I witnessed something powerful: scores of young teens (male and female) leading us through Shabbat morning prayers. A young woman, all of 14-years-old, readies herself in the

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Unit Updates, Week 4

It's been a fun, full week for K'tanim to finish up the session! We got to watch our friends perform "Alice in Wonderland" during the K'tanim/Bonim show and got to

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