Not Your American Summer Camp…

By Julia Bendis
Published on December 1, 2010

Summer activities push camps to offer variety

By Celia Soudry
Published on December 13, 2007

Ruth Berkowitz, mother of five, has two manila folders stuffed with camp brochures, schedules and a pencil-drawn spreadsheet compiled of summer activities for her five children, including a column for each week.

Happy Campers

By Rob Eshman
Published on September 2, 2004

We are driving to pick up our son from camp. He's been there three weeks, the longest stretch he's been away from us since his birth.

In this age of e-mails and BlackBerrys and cell phones, the rule at Camp Alonim at the Brandeis-Bardin Institute in Simi Valley is no e-mails, BlackBerrys or cell phones. He's sent us a few postcards home, clearly written by an 11-year-old who has put away childish things, like parents.

"Dear Family: We prayed and prayed and had havdalah end of story. Love, Adi. P.S. I love you. P.P.S. Tomorrow's our overnight and we're creating our own fire and no letters on Sunday."

Q &  A With Moshe Wein

By Julie G Fax
Published on March 25, 2004

All-inclusive Passover hotel programs cost anywhere from $1,200 to $3,000 per person and take place all over the country -- from ski resorts in Utah to the legendary scene in Miami. Most have one thing in common: Lots and lots of good food.