From the Camp Clipboard: Staff Shine for Summer 2021

Hi Herzl Camp Community! How fabulous is this daily blog?! I’m sure it’s great to be able to stay in the loop with what is happening on the ground here at camp. Recent ...

From the Camp Clipboard: Fun and Shtick Across All Programs

Shalom, Y'all! Our Herzl campers has had so much fun over the last few days! Some of my favorite highlights: While it was sad to see our Tasters leave this morning, th...

From the Camp Clipboard: Always Room for Evolution in Programming and Chugim

One of the essential parts of a Herzl Camp day (outside of Shabbat) are our chugim, or activity rotations, where campers can discover everything from a new guitar chord to the...

From the Camp Clipboard: Double Wins Means Double Celebrations!

Shalom, Herzl Friends! What an exciting couple days it has been!! First big update - CAMP IS CURRENTLY COVID-FREE! We completed our Day 5 testing and all tests came back...

From the Camp Clipboard: First Time Herzl Campers Thrive in Summer 2021

"T-A-S-T-E: Taste is where we want to be!" We've been able to find our small but mighty group of Tasters and their staff chanting this cheer around camp all week. And it's t...

From the Camp Clipboard: Finding ‘Ma Rabu’ at Camp

Shabbat Shalom Herzl family and friends! In the traditional shaharit service between the Barchu and the Shema we read a line from Psalm 104,  מה רבו מעשיך י ...

From the Camp Clipboard: Unique Challenges Bring Growth Opportunities

We have lots to be proud of and excited about - chugim are going great, kids are immersed in camp life, and the staff are wonderful! We are also still working through some of ...

From the Camp Clipboard: Summer is OFFICIALLY HERE!

Shalom Herzl family and friends! Camp is OFFICIALLY underway and we couldn't be happier about it! The sounds of campers laughing and singing. The smiles on their face...