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I took Creative Writing 301 in college and Professor Hanson said on day one, don’t be afraid of the simple sentence. Today was awesome! I didn’t get back to camp […]

Evenin’ folks! Here’s one of my rare brief notes. I had to run down to the Twin Cities for some meetings tomorrow. By the way, when I say “had,” I […]

Nothing makes me appreciate Shabbat more than Herzl Camp! Our 2026 Ozrim absolutely knocked it out of the park and hosted a picture-perfect Shabbat here in Machaneh Paradise. The weather […]

There’s Something for Everybody! The dew stopped dewing, the sun started shining, and camp was in full camp form. I know I kind of said that yesterday, but with the […]

We Love This Place! It was the first full day of Second Session, Kadima, and B’Yachad. And though there was quite a bit of heavy dew…because, of course, it never […]

We’re back! That’s right, camp is in full form! For those of you who are newcomers to the Machaneh Herzl community, welcome. We’re so glad you’re with us, and we’re […]

The flags have been lowered. The songs have been sung. And all that remains is the embers of the closing bonfire. Memories and experiences are forever etched into your campers […]

Hold on to your hats folks, this is a long one…I’m in a mood.  I can’t believe the last Shabbat of First Session is now in the books. The campers […]

Yom Yisrael, Yom Yisrael, Yom Yisrael! It was a sleep-in morning (we give everyone in camp an extra hour of sleep on Thursdays, it’s good for health, energy, and spirit), […]

It never rains at Herzl Camp. It only heavy dews. And it was dewing it all day. We couldn’t do Flag because of the heavy dew, so we went straight […]