Sometimes we’re not meant to find out what’s behind door No. 1 — or door No. 2. My fingers were getting really cold as I tried to open the lockbox and get the key out so I could open the door, but it was to no avail. All those years of opening my high school…
How many of you have lost someone to diseases like leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease or lymphoma? Have you watched a friend or loved one suffer with lupus or breast cancer? Maybe you’ve tested positive as a carrier of Tay-Sachs disease and have been advised against having children. There are a lot of crippling and fatal diseases…
All of my best memories happened at summer camp, specifically, one that I went to when I was 11. Back then, my family lived in Framingham, Mass., a suburb located about 45 minutes east of Boston. After I completed the fourth grade, my parents sent me to summer camp as a final farewell to the…
Growing up can be a challenge, no matter what culture you grow up in. Between going to school, trying to discover your identity and learning about your faith, these can be jam-packed years for kids, full of questions and sometimes very few answers. But the one respite all kids have from the hustle and bustle…
At Camp Newman, you have lots of fun. The moment you pull up, all the CITs are outside singing Hevenu Shalom Aleichem. Kids feel so special. The weather is beautiful the whole time. It is so much fun to meet your cabinmates, but the next day is when the fun really begins. Every day you…
In 2011, The Foundation for Jewish Camp authored a study entitled “Camp Works — the Long-Term Impact of Jewish Summer Camp.” Their primary purpose was to determine what, if any, role Jewish summer camp played in the development of long-term Jewish identity. The results were staggering. In many interpretations, attending Jewish summer camp proved to…
For many American Jews, summer camp experiences become lasting memories of childhood. Arizona parents who want to give their children the opportunity to create their own memories need look no further than Camp Daisy and Harry Stein, formerly Camp Pearlstein, located near Prescott. CDHS was established in 1975. Over the course of seven weeks, 300…
Ever have a kitchen disaster? Not like spilling a bag of rice and watching it scatter all over the floor. I mean culinary catastrophes that occur in real time, when company is in the next room — hungry with forks positioned in their hands. One of my favorites happened years ago, when my boss Joe…
Southwest fashion dips into the magic of the 2013 collection from designer Michael Kors and gets a sneak peek at what spring and summer have to offer. “Spring clothes arrive, crazily enough, at the end of January and February, when in many cities around the world it’s gray, dreary and kind of gross,” Kors says….
Even though Thanksgiving isn’t a religious holiday, foodies like me think it is pretty close. I look forward to coming up with the menu for our Thanksgiving feast every year. As soon as the leaves begin to turn, I start poring through articles and recipes, trying to put a new spin on this holiday’s meal….
