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By Debbie Kardon Schwartz, Director, Dor L’Dor The March 8th snowstorm that blanketed the greater Boston area could not damper the warmth and spirit of the Cohen Camps community. What does a Camp Director do when she cannot get to the office? She catches up on emails and yes—checks her Facebook. As I was sitting in the warmth of my…
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Ellen
I hope you are well and have survived this winter’s overabundance of snow! Each year at Passover, as I look forward to Seders with my family and friends, I always think ahead just a little to the start of the camp season. I wonder how our camp families are celebrating, and hope that our girls are bringing their own individual…
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Jonathan Cohen
If you work with children and families in Jewish settings – whether a synagogue, a Hebrew school or a youth group – you know that families depend on you for expertise. At this time of year, family talk turns to summer camps: Where should we go? Why should we consider a Jewish camp? How should we choose? Here at the…
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Ellen
It is with great excitement that I welcome Carrie Singer to the Administrative staff of Camp Pembroke! Her official title is Staff Development Coordinator and Self-Esteem Program Coordinator. Carrie’s role this summer is to work closely with Sue Callum, our Program Director, and collaborate with our three head counselors; Linda Schiffman, Sue Barash and Laurie Hitrys, and me to create…
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Ellen
Following my blog of Tuesday, I received many emails, tweets and Facebook responses — many of which made me realize that I had not provided a clear picture of our plans for Sol’leem, the building. I want to clarify those misconceptions and hopefully provide some further insight into the reasoning behind the renovation. We are NOT tearing the building down. …
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Ellen
Camp Pembroke is built upon a foundation of sisterhood, friendship, tradition and openess. For generations at Camp Pembroke, there has existed a special group into which counselors and staff are initiated at some point in their Camp Pembroke career. Once initiated, there is a ritual song and dance that takes place in a circle, at the conclusion of which the…
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Ellen
Tsfat and Y’Rush’s mitzvah project for the summer of 2012 was a very ambitious and rewarding one. Prior to the start of camp, we generally come up with some ideas for the mitzvot projects and then allow the campers to choose which one appeals to them. This year, we chose the project and explained it to them when they arrived at camp….
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Lori Markell
The three Cohen Camps were founded with the vision of children spending summers living Jewishly in an environment filled with spirit, community and sisterhood. The basis for our founding has been continued in great part as a result of our dedicated and loyal alumni across all three camps. The scope of the dedication runs the gamut from alumni offering their…
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Jonathan Cohen
In articulating our Jewish purpose in the manner of our 10 Commitments we have created a language that helps focus and guide us through the rhythms of planning and running our camps. In my previous posts I explained in general the core values that makes our camps – Pembroke, Tel Noar and Tevya – Jewish camps and the 1st five…
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Ellen
Our second Shabbat was full of energy and spirit. We had a beautiful night on the lake with the sun shining and our girls voices carrying throughout the cove. Shabbat is one of the most magical experiences at camp and our campers are a large part of what makes it so wonderful. The girls look forward to celebrating Shabbat…
