by mrollins | Jan 8, 2021 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
Over the past few months, I’ve been studying mussar, a Jewish virtues-based approach to ethics and character development, with camp professionals from a variety of Jewish camps. This week, we studied areyvut, interconnectedness. In sharing with each other all the ways...
by mrollins | Dec 30, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
“’The time has come’, the Walrus said, ‘To talk of many things: Of camp – and kids – and families – a community that sings- And why things always have to change – And leaving all these things’”. (Apologies to another Louis; Louis...
by mrollins | Dec 24, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Interfaith, Youth & Family
One of the things I cherish the most about the extended family that is Greene Family Camp, is our diversity. As I sat to write this Christmas edition of “Tell Me S’more” I couldn’t help but reflect on the many members of our community are observing Christmas today. ...
by mrollins | Dec 17, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
Hanukkah Night 8 | Gadd Family’s Miracle of Camp The first time our daughter, Evyn, went to GFC, our twins joined her for the last ten days of their Bonim session. They all had a blast, but Evyn came home and cried for a full two weeks. She loved camp so much...
by mrollins | Dec 16, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
Hanukkah Night 7 | Carly’s Miracle of Camp My strong Jewish identity was forged through 20 years of being on staff and faculty. As an education director and a mom of Camp Kattan age kids, I’m always trying to help kids find connections to their Jewish...
by mrollins | Dec 15, 2020 | Camps & NFTY, From the Blog, Youth & Family
Hanukkah Night 6 | Kate’s Miracle of Camp One of my favorite miracles of camp is friends you only get to see at camp. Some of the friends you make may live in another state, or another city or town that is hours away from where you live. I have a friend...
