Yesterday a child came out to WONDER
Shabbat Shalom Ranch Camp! What a wonderful week it has been. We’ve had an absolute blast in our first full week of Session 3. I cannot believe that we are looking down the horizon of the last week of camp. This has been an absolutely amazing session so far and it’s crazy that it is […]
Yasher Session 3!
Shabbat Shalom Ranch Camp Families! What an amazing first week kicking off Session 3. It is truly a packed house this session! We’ve got over 160 campers on site and almost every bed at camp is full – it’s a really awesome send off to what has been a phenomenal summer. The first week of […]
Go Sports, Go!
JCC Ranch Camp’s Sports Track allows our sports loving campers to fully embrace their passions through various different athletic activities. Not only do campers get to experience new forms of athleticism, they also learn new skills and improve their coordination. Together and with a fun spirit, the sports track campers play all kinds of games. […]
We Are One
Oh man, what a session. What a week! What an amazing way to kick off 2022. As we wind down into our second soul-filling Shabbat of 2022, I couldn’t be more thrilled with the start to what has already been an amazing summer. We’ve had an action-packed Session 1 and the second week launched it […]
The First Shabbat
It’s on! What an amazing first week we’ve had to kick off 2022. From new sports like ultimate frisbee, to new friends being made, (Cabin 14 leading the way here) it has been a week of absolute awesomeness that has fired up our first week with campers. Camp getting ‘fired up’ was an interesting choice of words, […]
The Countdown Begins
“If you received this email during non-working hours, please do not respond until you’re able. Time works differently at Ranch Camp. Peace.” This is the signature from our Operation Manager’s e-mail letting everyone know that she works weird hours. What she doesn’t know, is that this is probably the most accurate statement about Ranch Camp, […]
The First Shabbat
When we drove onto the property with our supervisory team this past Saturday, I couldn’t believe I was standing at camp jumping into summer 2022. It was an instant reminder of all the things I love about camp. From rapidly built connections to the melting pot of worldviews and cultures, it was amazing seeing our […]
In Anticipation of Summer
So far, I’ve spent 13 of the 24 summers I’ve been alive at Ranch Camp. Even after all this time, I still get butterflies in my stomach and tingles in my fingers leading up to the first day of the summer. It’s hard to capture the magic of camp in words, but its existence is […]
The sweet smell of spring on the horizon
With Purim right around the corner, and the sweet smell of spring on the horizon, it must mean summer camp will be here in the blink of an eye – and I couldn’t be more excited. As we look forward to a very full, ideally quasi-normal camp experience this summer, I look back two months […]
Looking for Light Keepers
My days in February look very different than my days during summer. Instead of anticipating the excitement of Gold Rush or bodying quesadillas on Fridays at lunch, I wait for the “Your next interviewee has entered the waiting room” Zoom notification. While I love building our summer team, I’ve missed the sweet Elbert breeze that […]