Camping's Worth
by Jonah Geller • Detroit Jewish News
posted Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Kudos to Rabbi Aaron Starr and his colleagues for joining the cause for Jewish camping. I was delighted to see Rabbi Starr focus on the importance of Jewish camping, Jewish continuity and Jewish identity.

We are grateful for the tremendous support the many rabbis of our community provide to help train our staff, consult on a variety of issues, serve on our board of directors and come to camp to enrich our Judaic programs and visit with children and young adults from their congregations.

Tamarack Camps, established by the Fresh Air Society in 1902, provides enriching Jewish camping experiences for children and families, independent of financial ability, building a vibrant community. We are proud to have Jewish children from all economic levels enjoy our enhanced programming and facilities, provided by quality staff, while building self-confidence, independence, meaningful friendships and a strong Jewish identity.

As a member of the Foundation for Jewish Camping and the Jewish Community Center Association, Tamarack Camps remains dedicated to integrating Jewish programming into everyday camp experiences, as well as to its founding principal that no Jewish child be denied a Jewish camping experience due to financial need.

Our important partnership with the rabbis of the Jewish community of Metropolitan Detroit helps Jewish camping become Jewish continuity.

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