URJ camps and programs connect, inspire and engage young people all year long. Sign up for the Clipboard, our e-mail newsletter, to receive highlights from our programs written by our participants, staff and parents. The Clipboard publishes once a week from June to August while summer programs are in session.
Read past issues:
Summer 2018
I Arrived at Camp 25 Years Late
How One Camp Is Standing with the Ugandan Jewish Community
Curiosity that Sparks Coexistence
Exploring the Complexity of Israel
Why We Need the Safe Space of Camp in Our #MeToo World
The Parts Kit for Building Sacred Community
Highlights From the Start of Summer
Summer 2017:
An Audacious Opportunity: How We Can Welcome Every Child at Camp
People and Places of Refuge, Inspired by Camp
Is It Camp That Makes the People, or Do the People Make Camp?
Who We Want Our Children to Be
What’s Jewish About Tug-of-War?
The Magic of Camp that Photos Can’t Capture
The True Acceptance I Found in My Jewish Youth Community
Inside Out: Preparing for All of the Emotions at Camp
How to Bring Camp into Your Life as an Adult
A Lack of Reception Makes for A Better Connection
Summer 2016:
Every Person at Camp Can Find Their True Self
Embracing Our 8 and 9-year-old Selves
What My First-time Campers Are Teaching Me
Jewish Values: Gotta Catch ’em All!
You’re going to love these stories…
One Uber Ride Later, Two Camps to Call Home
Out Of My Element: An Hour at STEM Class
All I Really Need to Know I Learned at Camp
Don’t Yuck My Yum: Lessons from Camp
Camp Gives Kids a Competitive Advantage in Life
Preventing Gun Violence, Building Community
At Camp I Found The Tools I Needed To Become A Playwright
NFTY’s President Named to List of 18 Under 18 Changing the Face of American Politics
Why I Stand For Gun Violence Prevention
How A Starbucks Line Shaped My Entire URJ Biennial Weekend
NFTY President at the World Zionist Congress in Israel
What Can Parents Learn From Camp
Summer 2015:
Praying With Our Feet: The Journey For Justice
A Jewish Journey from Uganda to Camp
After Converting to Judaism, I Finally Found My Home at Camp
A “Link” Between Science, Technology, and Judaism
What 13 Year-Old Boys Taught Me About Inclusion
It’s The Actions We Take That Make Us Jewish
8-Year-Old Camper’s Tzedakah Project Raises Over $10,000
Summer 2015 – The Season’s Looking Bright!
Jewish Students Will Not Stand Idly By
An American Teenager Helps Make History at the Western Wall
J Street U, I’m Hearing Two Things
The Campaign for Youth Empowerment
My Advice For Future Israel Travelers
How Summers at camp Prepared Me for College
Lending My Voice to Women of the Wall
The Potential of Jewish Leadership