Category: Camp Tel Noar

  • Easily Extraordinary: Introducing Mitzvah Projects

    Posted by on 05/15/2018 |

    Every year, a few Cohen Campers do something I consider extraordinary: they set up their own camp fundraiser, inviting friends and family to give to their camp’s Scholarship Fund. They do this in place of gifts for their bar or bat mitzvah, or for their birthday. Cohen Camps Alumni do it, too, as a way […]

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  • First Followers, Second Home – Written by Ben Jacobson

    Posted by on 04/25/2018 |

    I still remember the first time a camper corrected me on the rules of Wic Wac Woe. Will Lichtenberg and I first played Wic Wac Woe (Wizard Tic Tac Toe) on a whiteboard during staff week, inventing spirit points, fire mages, and orcs of destruction after getting sick of tying in every game of tic […]

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  • The Values of Camp

    Posted by on 03/23/2018 |

    At CTN we have always promoted a strong sense of community, deep, caring relationships, a strong connection to Israel, and a love of being Jewish. Three years ago our community was selected as one of eight camps to the pilot program of the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Hiddur Program.  The goal of the program is […]

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  • One Summer, Endless Impact

    Posted by on 01/08/2018 |

    Welcoming almost 400 campers to camp each summer would not be possible if it wasn’t for our committed and passionate counselors and staff. We are so grateful each summer for their tireless effort, boundless energy and for loving and caring for our campers. Whether our staff themselves grew up at camp or not, our counselors […]

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  • The Lasts That Last

    Posted by on 08/11/2017 |

    Six years ago I discovered my now favorite quote, and it’s been saved in my phone ever since. The first time I read it, I knew that it perfectly summed up the feeling I always had a few days before each summer at camp. There was SO much to look forward to, seven weeks ahead […]

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