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Mindfulness is integrated throughout the summer at Sababa Beachaway, the Jewish surfing camp in Virginia Beach. Photo courtesy Sababa Beachaway
July 31, 2019, 10:52 am
Cultivating mindfulness at camp
Aim of new practices is to reduce stress for campers, counselors
By Johanna R Ginsberg
A Camp Ramah camp. In a sign of the times, the Conservative movement camping arm is moving away from the frontal hug. Courtesy of Camp Ramah
April 15, 2019, 12:32 pm
Jewish summer camps reckon with abuse prevention
Talk of ‘red lines’ and ‘consent’ now part of camp experience after NJY scandal
By Hanna Dreyfus
Hanna Keselman and Mark Schonwetter shared their stories of surviving the Holocaust with 14- and 15-year olds at JCC Camp Deeny Riback in Flanders. Schonwetter’s daughter, Isabella Fiske (center), moderated. Photos by Johanna Ginsberg
July 25, 2018, 12:53 pm
New initiative brings Shoah survivors to speak to campers
By Johanna R Ginsberg
Seventeen staff members participated in Mental Health First Aid Training at URJ Camp Harlam on June 22. (Photos by Johanna Ginsberg)
July 16, 2018, 12:15 pm
When depression goes to camp
Jewish sleepaway camps struggle to get ahead of mental health challenges
By Johanna R Ginsberg
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