Shabbat Shalom from Pembroke! It never feels real when we approach this part of the summer. How could it feel like we only just arrived and at the same time like we’ve always been here. Together, a family, a part of each other’s lives. Summer is so temporary, and yet, we now all have some […]

Dear Camp Pembroke, We spend 10 months counting down. We cross off days on calendars, hit refresh on the camp website, and pack trunks weeks in advance. We dream about Opening Day, first hugs, first grilled cheeses, first songs, first swims, first nights in the bunk. We spend nearly an entire year wishing time would […]

Dear Camp Pembroke, There is a rhythm to Camp Pembroke. You can hear it before the Haksheevu echoes across camp in the morning. You can feel it in the footsteps heading along the gravel road to the waterfront. It lives in the laughter drifting across the porches after rest hour, in the songs that somehow […]

Dear Camp Pembroke, There are some moments at camp that you could never plan, no matter how carefully you build a schedule, and prepare a calendar. Last night was one of those moments and it very quickly turned from a chaotic disruption to a beautiful memory. As the heat settled over camp, we made the […]

Dear Camp Pembroke, There are some moments at camp that you could never plan, no matter how carefully you build a schedule, and prepare a calendar. Last night was one of those moments and it very quickly turned from a chaotic disruption to a beautiful memory. As the heat settled over camp, we made the […]