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Executive Director Tommy Hoffman is joined by a group of First Session campers for a rapid-fire round of questions about their camp favorites—from chugim to meals to magical Herzl moments.

I said Jewish camp, not dewish camp!  It was another cold and dewey day here at Machaneh Paradise yet, laughter fills the air, games are still being played, world league […]

It never rains at Herzl Camp, it only heavy dews. And it’s been heavy dewing all day long.  But it’s camp! We know we can’t control the weather, but we […]

Good evening Herzl family, I had some meetings in Minneapolis this morning at the Herzl Camp office and jumped in the car as soon as I could because I couldn’t […]

Good evening folks! 70 happy, bright eyed, energized, and proud new Herzl campers went home today. Their energy and spirit I’m sure is still echoing through Camp. I came back […]

Heat, shmeat! It’s Yom Yisrael!!! I woke up this morning and the sun was shining and ready early for the heat of the day. I walked outside, went down to […]

Here we are again! It’s the first Shabbat of the summer. Except it’s not Shabbat anymore, and we had a beautiful Havdalah service last night. As my trusty camp clock […]

Herzl Camp is back in session—and so is HerzlCast! Executive Director Tommy Hoffman kicks off Season 2 with a behind-the-scenes look at the start of camp, joined by a few […]

Well, folks Shabat number one with campers that Herzl Camp summer 2025 is in the books. Like I said before a day here at camp is so packed up with […]

When I woke up this morning, the sky was dark, and the rain was about to fall, you could smell it in the air. I went on my little stroll […]