January 21, 2021
If the question of the day was, ‘If not now, when?’, the answer is, now. If the theme of the day was to ‘Defy your limits and define yourself,’ the defying and the defining...
November 17, 2020
It seems safe to say that the past nine months have been nothing like we imagined when we started 2020. We have adopted new buzzwords… unprecedented, pivoting, uncertain times. Our work and school vernacular...
July 7, 2020
Evie (Rosenbaum) Cohen & Morey Cohen Years at Camp: Evie – 1953 & 1961 & Morey 1953-1964 Evie – I was a camper in ’53 and ’61. Morey – I was a camper from...
July 1, 2020
We know that our campers, staff, and families alike count down the months, days, and minutes until the start of Ranch Camp each summer. In Judaism we constantly lean on text to help us...
March 17, 2020
Shortly after I started as Director of Ranch Camp, I fell in love. I was totally committed. I was building a program and a camp with my own children in mind, knowing that they...
February 18, 2020
I spent most of my formative years at summer camp, with some pretty formative people, in some pretty formative places. Camp gave me the power to be creative, think independently, and defy my own...
January 15, 2020
The new year offers us an opportunity to pause. To recollect ourselves after school breaks, holiday dinners, crazy schedules, and many sugar comas. It gives us a moment to take a breath and set...
December 11, 2019
2020 will be a big summer for Ranch Camp. For three nights this summer, my soon-to-be 6-year old twins will sleep in a cabin as campers. They will share that space with kids that...
November 20, 2019
When I was asked to write a blog post for November, I was both excited and nervous – I am not by any means a writer and much prefer my “outdoor desk,” where I...
