by egruenberg | Jul 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
After 24 years at Eisner Camp, I have to admit that the days and summers start to blur together. The song sessions, Maccabiah breaks, and Trip Days are all jumbled together in my mind, creating a beautiful tapestry of nearly three decades of camping. That being said,...
by egruenberg | Jul 19, 2018 | Summer, Uncategorized
For the past several years, Eisner Camp has made an effort to engage more staff and campers in mindfulness practices. We have written about it previously here. When we asked returning campers which Kesher classes they enjoyed the most, 20% wrote in “mindfulness”...
by egruenberg | Jul 16, 2018 | Israel, Uncategorized
Wow, what a week it’s been! We started off the week in Jerusalem, where we explored the ancient capital city. Our first stop was the sacred Western Wall, and we each had a chance to put our own prayers into the cracks of the wall. Following our visit, we trekked...
by egruenberg | Jul 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
This week we were fortunate to have some great visitors, like the Jewish National Fund and visiting artist Alan Goodis. While he worked with a segment of our campers to write a song, all of our campers got to explore the power of music to inspire and sustain social...
by egruenberg | Jul 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
Dear Eisner, We’ve been having such an incredible time so far in Europe and Israel! After a delayed flight our trip started off with a visit to the Czech Republic where we learned about the rich history of the Jewish people who lived there before the Holocaust. We...
by egruenberg | Jul 9, 2018 | Uncategorized
K’TANIM We had an amazing first week in Ktanim! We had some awesome evening programs, including a scavenger hunt where we searched for ingredients to make the Israeli snack “Krembo” and our Messy Night where we blew bubbles, mixed paint with our hands, and made...
