Jewish summer camp is an excellent means for children to enjoy the summer months. The camps offer exciting activities and adventures that encourage skill-building and teamwork, all the while submersing them in the Jewish customs and values that are a part of their heritage. Here campers are encouraged to attend Friday night prayers, wear a yarmulke and engage in a supportive peer community with similar principles.
The B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp is situated within the Pocono Mountains on 400 acres on a groomed clearing, surrounded by tranquil forest and a pristine lake. The camp offers programs of varying lengths for children between the ages of nine and 16. The campers spend nights in large cabins with 10 to 14 campers and a minimum of two supervisors. The days at camp are spent engaged in a variety of exciting activities including windsurfing, water trampoline, high ropes challenges and indoor wall climbing. The camp offers leadership programs for older children entering grades 11 and 12. These campers will stay at Pioneer Village within the camp where they will arrange their own community and study with the Shabbat Scholar-In-Residence. The summer programs begin at $3,920 for a three week stay, as of 2010.
B’nai B’rith Perlman Camp
661 Rose Hill Road
Lake Como, PA 18437
570) 798-2744
www.perlmancamp.org
Situated on 90 acres in the Pocono Mountains, Camp Dina is an all-girls summer camp with endless opportunities for learning and fun. Campers will have the chance to learn new culinary techniques, cook over an open fire, try their hand at archery and rock climbing and receive voice coaching with the Shabbos choir. Participants will enjoy a visit to Camel Beach Water Park and Dorney Park, going tubing along the Delaware River and camping out overnight. Special days at camp include Ahavas Yisroel Day, bunk day and fourth of July celebrations. There are also Torah Tournament contests and Special Shiva Asar B'Tamuz and Tisha B'Av programs. Prices begin at $2,045 for a full month at Camp Dina.
Camp Dina
127 Log-N-Twig Road
Dingman's Ferry, PA 18328
(570) 828-6424
www.campdina.com
Camp Morasha strives to encourage the athletic and artistic development of its young campers. The 400 acre campgrounds are situated along the lake to accommodate many fun-filled days of canoeing, waterskiing, swimming, rowing and bouncing on the water trampolines. Campers can participate in all types of sports activities as well as discover their artistic selves through crafts, weaving and other arts. Older campers will spend seven days on a road trip, stopping at various destinations like Universal Studios in Orlando and the Marines Crops in South Carolina. Other campers will spend an amazing two days in New York City where they will ride in limousines, visit Six Flags Great Adventure Park and spend the night in Sportime USA arcade complex. The final overnight trip is a two day adventure at the Adirondack Extreme Adventure Course. Throughout the summer, campers will continuously be immersed in the values and optimistic outlooks that are innate to the Jewish way of life. The cost of this summer experience varies by age group and selected program starting at $3,600, as of 2010 prices.
Camp Morasha
274 High Lake Road
Lakewood, PA, 18439
(570) 798-2781
www.campmorasha.com
