First Day at Camp!

Home from his first day at camp!

I credit Jewish summer camps for deeply influencing my love of Judaism, and for how I find meaning in our religion today. In addition to swimming, dancing and painting, we sang, prayed and made lasting friendships. I began to look forward to celebrating Shabbat, and services became something I enjoyed, not something I was forced to sit through.

Of course, this was sleep-away camp. Noah is years from spending summers away from home, but the local Jewish day camp seems like a great start. This is his second summer there. Today was the first day this year, and though he was nervous to board the bus this morning, he came home happy and excited to go back tomorrow and the next day.