Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 7: They’ll Always Have Their Camp Friends
August 3, 2026
Dear Herzl Families – I’m delighted to share the final weekly message this summer. Wow, the end of another camp season is upon us – I always wonder how the […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 6: The Magic of Ordinary Moments
July 24, 2026
Dear Herzl Families – I’m delighted to share this week’s Shabbat message from the shores of Devils Lake. I’m Danya, the Director of Camp & Culture at Herzl Camp. I […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 5: Kindness at Camp
July 17, 2026
Dear Herzl Families – As we head into the first Shabbat of 3rd session, I’m delighted to share this week’s Shabbat message from the shores of Devils Lake. I’m Danya, […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 4: A Place in the Circle
July 6, 2026
Dear Families – I am delighted to share this week’s message. I’m Danya, the Director of Camp & Culture at Herzl Camp. I get to spend my summer with our […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 3: The Chadar Is Chadaring
June 26, 2026
Shabbat Shalom! As we head into the third Shabbat of the summer, I am delighted to share this week’s Shabbat message. I’m Danya, the Director of Camp & Culture at […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 2: From Tasters to Ozrim
June 20, 2026
Shabbat Shalom! As we head into the second Shabbat of the summer, I am delighted to share this week’s Shabbat message. I’m Danya, the Director of Camp & Culture at […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 1: Welcome Home to Herzl
June 12, 2026
Dear Herzl Camp Families – As we head into Shabbat and kick off the summer at Herzl Camp, I am delighted to bring you the first Shabbat message from the […]
Because what camp ultimately builds is resilience
May 26, 2026
What does it mean to raise proud Jewish children at a moment when so many Jews are feeling uncertain, isolated, or even afraid to openly express their connection to Israel […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 7: Courtside Conversations and B’yachad Shabbat
August 1, 2025
When my son went away to college, I decided to take up a new hobby. After carefully listing the pros and cons of the different options, I landed on Tennis. […]
Danya’s Shabbat Message – Week 6: Hear, Hear!
July 25, 2025
If you’ve spent any significant amount of time with me, you know that I have a mild (major) obsession with anything to do with the Titanic, and especially the 1997 […]