Dear Cohen Camps families, Every summer, the Cohen Camps welcome staff from Israel (shlichim) who play a vital role in our mission as Zionist camps. They come to us ready to embrace our camp culture just as we embrace them, enriching the community with their experiences and deepening our connection to Israel. Since October 7, […]

Dear Cohen Camps families, When I was a kid, my mom would prompt me to tell her about my school day by asking me to share three highlights, “not including lunch and recess.” As a parent of a toddler, I’m now on the other side of that question. I want to know everything he did […]

Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. There are always main characters, a few plot twists and lots of different chapters that provide depth, development and excitement. Each summer is its own story, one that has us on the edge of our seat, turning every page, and enjoying every day, just waiting […]

Camp is a process – an experience that involves a lot of energy, a whole lotta committed staff, many emotions, some mistakes, a ton of triumphs, and all of our senses. It feels intense, exciting, scary, rewarding and even exhausting at times. So much of my own experiences are wrapped up in the sights, sounds […]

Time functions differently at camp. Days can feel like weeks and weeks pass us by in the blink of an eye. At Pembroke, we don’t count days, in fact, rarely do we know where in the week we are, but instead, milestones mark our summer calendar. Shabbat sets a rhythm for us, Monday grilled cheese […]

At camp, the topic of leadership comes up consistently, especially as a setting that breeds opportunity for growth and exposure to new things, and people, and experiences. The beauty of camp is that leadership comes in all shapes and sizes and ages. When we think about the leaders that are the easiest to recognize and […]

Dear Mom and Dad, I wonder if you thought 18 summers ago, when you dropped me off in bunk 3, that I would still be at camp all these years later. Camp has shaped my life in so many ways, as I know it did for both of you. As session one begins to wind […]

Dear Campers, Can you believe it? We are already at our second Shabbat. Time is passing so quickly and you are growing with each minute and moment here at camp. You’ve made new friends, learned to navigate living in a new place, sleeping in a new bed and have turned those new people sleeping […]

You make lists, check them twice, pack the duffels up…check those twice, and still, you likely dropped your camper off on Wednesday with a bit of uncertainty about whether you sent them with everything they needed. We want you to know, and hold confidently in your heart, that you have sent your child to camp […]