CYJ Texas Blog

December 19

Jewish Camp Summit Reflections

Two weeks ago, myself, the CYJ-Texas Team, and our board chair attended The Camp Summit - a combination of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s JCamp 180...

December 18

Why Summer Camp is the Ultimate Gift

It’s Hannukah, and gift-giving is in vogue this month. Let me share the ultimate gift - Jewish Summer Camp. Let’s face it - if school is like a peanu...

December 16

Year Course Update - Hayley Vorobiof

These past few months, I have had the incredible opportunity to participate in Year Course, a unique experience combining traveling, volunteering, and...

November 26

From Bug Juice to Gratitude

From Bug Juice to Gratitude: How Summer Camp Accidentally Prepared Us for Thanksgiving Let’s face it—summer camp and Thanksgiving have more in common ...

October 28

Camp = Kindness

I love so many things about CYJ, and today, I want to focus on kindness. Camp is an environment where you don’t have to step on others to get ahead; i...

September 29

Ma Nishtana Camp Young Judaea

No, this is not a Pesach story, especially with Rosh Hashana around the corner. What has changed in camp in the past 25 years or so? So much. At camp,...

September 29

CYJ Texans at Young Judaea’s Mazkirut Leadership Training

Gavin Valdez In 2022, I joined the Young Judaea Family, going on the Segel Trip and creating everlasting memories and longtime friends- whom I still t...

May 30

Get a Real Job this Summer

It’s that time of year—time to head to Camp! I just got to CYJ yesterday. We’re starting with a small group of ten people, which will grow to 30 peopl...