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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 […]

This past Monday evening – Tuesday was perhaps the most anticipated day of 2nd session – B-I-K-K-U-R-I-M – BIKKURIM!!!!! Typically, as the session starts to wind down, the number of […]

Dear Herzl Camp Families – Shabbat has come and gone. Same with Havdalah. And I am officially very late in posting this blog. Havdalah has always been my favorite prayer. […]

It’s the first Shabbat of second session. There are now just under 400 campers and Ozrim at Macheneh Herzl. Add approximately 120 counselors, program directors, and specialists, along with 60+ […]

Have you ever had one of those moments that feels deeply familiar – like déjà vu, but in a meaningful way? I have many moments like that at camp. And […]

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 […]

Last fall, the ‘72 Ozrim returned to camp to celebrate their 50th reunion and honor the memory of member, Joel Toberman, who passed  during the pandemic. “It was the height […]