Summer 2008 Begins at Camp JRF

What a wonderful day we had today! The sun shone brightly, the blue of the sky was perfect, and the voices of our community rose together as we opened Summer 2008 on the Aaron and Marjorie Ziegelman Campus of Camp JRF. It was a pleasure to see the smiles as old friends reconnected and new friendships began to form. Campers from the United States and Israel joined us as we began another wonderful summer of Reconstructionist camping.

After moving into their cabins, campers had an opportunity to meet by eidot (units) before we came together as a camp to begin the summer with songs and funny skits from our staff. Dinner was pasta, garlic bread, and our famous Caesar salad – followed by ice cream for dessert. After a brief service, campers learned about the myriad of different options for breirot (electives) and chose which they would like to try for the first part of the session. Then it was off to the cabins to check-in with their counselors, get to know their bunkmates a bit better, and finally head to sleep after a long day of traveling. As I write, all is quiet as we dream about the excitement that is to come with our first full day of camp tomorrow.

We look forward to many wonderful, magical, engaging, and life-changing days ahead....