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 heig...
Last fall, the ‘72 Ozrim returned to camp to celebrate their 50th reunion and honor the memory of Joel Toberman, a member who passedduring the pandemic. “It was the height...
For the first time, a large number of Ozrim will be from Israel. Since 2012, Herzl has hosted 8th and 10th grade campers from Sderot, a small community in the Negev border...
The Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting, Upskilling, Reskilling…Our news feeds are filled with stories, ideas and solutions for today’s workforce. In the midst of this, our ...
From Josh Levine's presentation to the Foundation for Jewish Camp's Leaders Assembly 2022... In 1947, the newly-established Herzl Camp found land in rur...
Let's get together! We are coming to visit your town soon and we'd love to see you! Did you know only 20% of Jewish kids go to Jewish camp? You can help more kids find thei...
I am delighted to introduce the newest member of the Herzl Camp year-round staff: Danya Kornblum, who will beour Director of Camp Life & Culture. In this senior lead...
When the buses rolled out of camp on the last day, I closed a chapter, really many chapters, of my life. After 27 summers at Herzl Camp, I am stepping out of my professional r...
For Amy (Sandler) and Jordan Marks, returning to camp feels like coming full circle. Amy and Jordan came to Herzl Camp in different ways - Amy was a Herzl lifer from a second ...
Last Shabbat was planned and led by B'yachad, our 10th grade camper group. We're intentionally sharing Camille Brimmer's D'var Torah... Shabbat Shalom. This we...
A recent article in the Forward and the response to it got us thinking about photography at Herzl Camp particularly. Over the years we’ve tried many approaches - a single...
At camp, we spend a lot of energy preventing and managing homesickness. As campers head home from camp, our families are confronted with “campsick” kids! Here’s some ide...
Yesterday marked the return of Yom Israel - a campwide day to celebrate and learn about Israel. As camp’s Israel education program has evolved, Yom Israel had felt like an o...
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B-I-K-K!! B-I-K-K!! BIKKURIM!! Today’s the day!! After a Nickelodeon-themed opening, we’ve broken into 6 teams each with an associated Nick-tv show -Red (The Adventures...
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Wow! Over 300 campers arrived yesterday and camp is at full capacity! The ruach and joy are overflowing! Yesterday, campers were welcomed at the Mercaz, a covid tradi...
