- Jewish Traditions
- Friday night candle lighting
- Kabbalat Shabbat services
- Saturday morning worship services
- Havdalah
- Preparing for and leading services
- Jewish song sessions
- Israeli culture
- All-camp Jewish programs
- Maccabiah
- Supervised kosher camp kitchen
- B'nai Mitzvah tutoring
A SUMMER OF FUN, A LIFETIME OF MEMORIES
The JCC Ranch Camp is a place where campers are the center of the world - everything that happens does so just for them! It is a place where life-long friendships are born, Jewish identities are discovered and nourished, and children are challenged to grow in mind, body and spirit.Judaism at Camp
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Jan 13
Director’s Blog: Teaching Happiness and Gratitude
Recently I read an interview that ACA Camping Magazine (January/February 2012, pp. 34-37) conducted with Dr. Christine Carter entitled, Teaching Happiness – Positive Emotions are Skills to be Learned. The premise of this very interesting article is that parents and educators (camps included) should be teaching children skills that promote positive emotions that lead to Read more
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Dec 23
Director’s Blog: To Dedicate and Re-dedicate
Happy Holidays to you and your family! As I celebrate Hanukkah this year, followed in quick succession by the New Year, I am drawn to the etymology of the Hebrew word Hanukkah, whose root (chet, nun, chaf) means “to dedicate”. After all, this is the time of year when we find ourselves thinking about resolutions Read more
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Nov 30
A Nutritional Summer
Hello Ranch Camp Families, I wanted to take a few minutes this week to share with you a 21:00 minute video on nutrition that will not only entertain you but also open all our eyes to the nutrition crisis that is right here in America. Jamie Oliver, founder of the Jamie Oliver Foundation, gave the Read more
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Nov 18
Benefits of Camp Carry Over into School Year
Why do we send our children to camp? First there are the amazing activities offered, the slew of new friends to be made, and the immense benefit of spending weeks soaking in the outdoors. Less advertised but even more important are the tremendous social and character benefits that are gained from the summer camp experience. Read more
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Aug 15
Closing Time
As the Semisonic song goes, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” And as we approach our last Ranch Camp Shabbat of the summer and I reflect back on our 2011 season, this seems to ring especially true. It’s not simply the succession of the summer, where one session ends only to usher Read more
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