CYJ Texas Blog

August 31

Summer 2026: Things are GREAT!

Dear Judaeans, In the previous Summer (2025), we had the three F’s. Flu ran through the first session. Then the Floods, and the grief that came with t...

May 27

Why Your Next Best Hire Wore a Costume to Work

If you have read Fresh from Frank before, you know I tend to write about our chanichim, the campers. They are the reason we do all of this, and frankl...

April 27

Year Course Spotlight: From Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha'atzmaut, the impact of celebrating in Israel

Written and shared by Hannah Feld: current Year Course participant and CYJ Alum: Being in Israel during such a pivotal time in the nation’s history ha...

April 24

BE THE EXAMPLE: ON DUGMA ISHIT AND SCHOOL ZONE U-TURNS

There’s a Hebrew phrase we use at camp like it’s second nature: dugma ishit — literally, “personal example.” It sounds obvious until you actually sit ...

March 30

Camp is Not Perfect. And That's Great

Let me tell you what camp is not. It is not curated. It is not optimized. The bunk assignments are not determined by AI. The food is not farm-to-table...

March 26

CYJ Impact on Israeli Campers

The past two weeks of intense war with Iran have brought us all into lockdown, with schools closed and very few opportunities for kids to be with thei...

February 23

Watching Kids Grow Up

There’s a moment every summer that gets me. It’s not the big one — not the Maccabiah Break Out or Banquet.. It’s quieter than that. It’s when a parent...

February 23

Hallie Liberman: From CYJ Camper to National Mazkira

There are very few places where you walk in and instantly feel like you belong. Young Judaea is that for me and so many others. It is a place where yo...