Kallah Bet Pictures 2023
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Session Aleph – Photos
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The Frozen Chosen at Camp
Alaska is far away from the rest of American Jewry. But I have discovered that distance doesn’t matter when it comes to being a creative and compassionate Jewish community. I believe that if Judaism can thrive in Alaska, it can thrive anywhere.
Coming home, again
This weekend, we will welcome 30 alumni back home to Jordan Road, the first alumni event at camp in many years. At Camp Kalsman the way we say hello when someone arrives to camp is "Welcome Home!" That's because at camp we are encouraged and given space to be the...
Leah, Brandon, & Bailey
By Leah Bordman, Staff & Camper for 15 Years Camp friends are the best friends. This could be one of my Six Word Memoirs, which are “a simple way to engage and inspire anyone and everyone to get to the essence of who they are.” (sixwordmemoirs.com) Fifteen years...
Lauren & Ryan
By Lauren Fishman, Summer Assistant Director & Staff Member for 10 Years In May 2021, I started planting the garden up for camp on weekends and after work on sunny afternoons. Not a very glamorous job as I was always covered in dirt and kept forgetting to...
The Oakley’s
By Michelle Oakley, Alum Jeff and I met in June 2008, at La Hacienda family restaurant in bustling, downtown Arlington. My ten year old Honda Civic was fully packed with all my belongings including a kayak strapped to the roof of my car. I was about to...
Our Kalsman Story
By Elizabeth Kaplan, Alum In June 2012, I drove my little blue Nissan Versa with its Rhode Island license plates from San Francisco up to Arlington. I distinctly remember having trouble with the intercom at the gate (we’ve all been there), and then I heard Briana...
Helping and Being Helped
by Rabbi Ilana Mills, Camp DIrector We find our patriarch Jacob at a pivotal moment in his life. Last week, Jacob stole his brother, Esau’s, birthright and blessing and fled home to escape Esau’s wrath. This week, we find Jacob wandering, looking for a new place to...