How is Judaism expressed at camp?
Eli and Bessie Cohen founded the Cohen Camps with a mission to combine the experience of living Jewishly within a residential camp environment. Our goal is to establish a community of Jewish youth where we educate campers, allow them to explore their individual and collective Jewish identities, their heritage and their community, while we simultaneously educate them for their role in the larger Jewish community and the world. We do this through exposing campers to their heritage and our Israeli mission through daily prayers in the dining hall, culture classes, Jewish music, learning about Israel, Israeli dance instruction, and special programs designed by our staff including the very popular annual Israel Day. On Shabbat, campers participate in services as a community and demonstrate their Ruach (spirit) in Shira (Jewish singing) and Rikud (Israeli dance) performances.
