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 ...
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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...
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February 23
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...
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January 26
Seven Things Experts Say Kids Need. Camp Hits All Seven.
Kids today spend seven hours on screens and less than 30 minutes playing outside. Only one in three is physically active daily. Childhood obesity has ...
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December 28
The Kid Who Came Home Different
Every summer, parents drop off their kids at CYJ. Some cry because they’ll miss them. Some cry because—let’s be honest—they finally get the house back...
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November 24
You’ve probably heard the phrase “10 for 2.” For most people it means kids wait 10 months for their 2 months of camp. For camp people? It means we wor...
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October 23
Where Kids Still Roam Free (and the Coffee Cake Is Still Perfect)
Remember when summer days seemed to stretch forever? When you and your friends made up the rules as you went, invented worlds out of nothing, and only...
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September 18
At Camp Young Judaea–Texas, leadership isn’t a title — it’s a way of life. Many people assume leadership only comes from the staff, but that’s simply ...
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