As Wexner Heritage Foundation fellows, Elisa and her husband Robert Bildner nurtured their passion for philanthropy to better serve the Jewish community. Through Wexner's leadership program for Jewish volunteers, the two studied the bigger picture of Jewish life in North America. What they found was a great need for more and better informal education opportunities for Jewish children, specifically overnight camp.
Camps were not high on the agenda of the Jewish community, and as a result, suffered from lack of attention and funding. Elisa and Robert determined that a generation of children was missing out on experiences that could profoundly shape their identity. Inspired by this opportunity, in 1998 the couple created the Foundation for Jewish Camping.
Camps were not high on the agenda of the Jewish community, and as a result, suffered from lack of attention and funding. Elisa and Robert determined that a generation of children was missing out on experiences that could profoundly shape their identity. Inspired by this opportunity, in 1998 the couple created the Foundation for Jewish Camping.
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Just because Leaders 202.0 is over, doesn't mean the learning has to stop! FJC is thrilled to provide resources from Leaders 202.0, our first ever virtual conference! Is there a session you couldn't get enough of? Or a session you're sad you had to miss? If you are a presenter who does not see your material, feel free to send it to hannah.gilfix@jewishcamp.org to ensure we can provide your knowledge to the field!
The Maharal of Prague (Rabbi Yehudah Loeb, d. 1609) created a golem, and this was a great wonder. But how much more wonderful is it to transform a corporeal human being into a mensch! Project of the Hiddur Initiative, made possible by The AVI CHAI Foundation, the Jim Joseph Foundation, and the Maimonides Fund.
Research reports, presentations, programs, whitepapers, and more to help the field of Jewish camp provide high quality, immersive, and transformative Jewish summers. A resource in Camp-o-pedia that is credited to an author is that author's intellectual property. Resources in Camp-o-pedia that are listed without an author are the intellectual property of Foundation for Jewish Camp.
See your community listed? Great! Contact your local program provider directly to take advantage of the One Happy Camper program. Is your first-time camper a PJ Library member, alum, or sibling of a PJ Library member or alum? If so, they may be eligible for grants through PJ Goes to Camp.
If you neither live in a One Happy Camper community, nor are you eligible for the PJ Goes to Camp One Happy Camper grant, your first-time camper may still be eligible for a One Happy Camper incentive grant sponsored by your camp.Russian-speakers who would like assistance selecting a camp and applying for the grant should contact the Foundation for Jewish camp at onehappycamper@jewishcamp.org or call 646-278-4520.
If you neither live in a One Happy Camper community, nor are you eligible for the PJ Goes to Camp One Happy Camper grant, your first-time camper may still be eligible for a One Happy Camper incentive grant sponsored by your camp.Russian-speakers who would like assistance selecting a camp and applying for the grant should contact the Foundation for Jewish camp at onehappycamper@jewishcamp.org or call 646-278-4520.
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