›tAn /7,0 CAMP RAMAH IN CANADA d •ANO ma= The Max and Beatrice Wolfe Campus VAS NOT 1.1PIt :ONSLAMID '74N • SPACE AVAILABLE FOR 2003!!!!! Outstanding waterfront program, athletics, mature trained staff, Kosher, cultural activities, Hebrew language milieu, drama, music, arts & crafts, ceramics & photography 2 one month sessions: June 25-July 20, 2003; July 22-August 18, 2003 or Full season: June 25-August 18, 2003 - We have increased our capacity to meet the growing demand, and there is limited space available in the following age groups: Boys Current Grades 3, 4, 6, 7 8 & 10 (full season only) Girls Current Grades 4, 5, 6 8 & 9 (full season only) Summer Home An Israeli family enjoyed the peace of Shabbat and the Canadian woods. - Staff positions available include: Counselors, Waterfront specialists, Trippers, Judaica teachers, Dance specialists, Rock climbing specialists Ramah Family Camp, Wednesday, August 20-Sunday, August 24, 2003: where parents and children share the Ramah experience: For more information on all camp programs contact: Camp Ramah in Canada, 491 Lawrence Ave W. Suite 400 Toronto, ON M5M 1C7 • 416•789•2193 FAX: 416•789•3970 Email: info@campramah.com • SCR ONTARIO CAMPING ASSOCIATION Ramah- The Camping Arm of Conservative Judaism 678300 rb,"' is ii/heM summer happens! Cheboygan, MI • Since 1959 (248) 661-1890 VISIT OUR WEBSITE www.campwaldenmi.com CAMP YOUNG JUDAEA-MIDWEST WAUPACA, WISCONSIN Sponsored by Hadassah An Overnight Camp for Jewish Youth, 8-14 Horseback riding, Water Skiing & Tubing Climbing Tower, Ropes Course, Jewish Programming, Canoeing, Israeli Dancing & Singing, Arts & Crafts, Red Cross Swim Program, Overnights, Drama, Scouting Summer 2003 Dates Session 1 June 22 - July 17 Session 2 July 21 - August 14 Two Sessions June 22 - August 14 * Mini-Session 1 June 22 - July 5 * Mini-Session 2 July 21 - August 3 *Entering 2nd, 3rd & 4th graders only. No previous full-time campers. info@cyjmid.org 888.605.CAMP www.cyjmid.org ROBERT SARNER Special to the Jewish News s omething about Friday evenings usually sets them apart from other times in the week. Last summer, a warm Friday evening proved particularly memorable. Instead of being at home in Jerusalem, I was in Canada's fabled Algonquin Park at Camp Tamakwa, where my wife Galya and I were working and our children were campers. At 7:30 p.m., Galya and I joined Tamakwa's 400 campers and staff— many from Michigan — outside at an amphitheater facing South Tea Lake. The view was spectacular, the tranquility overwhelming and the air intoxicating. A soothing breeze blew in off the water and the pre-sunset Robert Sarner is a senior editor/reporter 12/20 2002 80 WHERE THE JEWISH C01414411N17 SHOPS! www.jewish.com at Israel Television and writes for several Israeli publications. light had everything awash in a soft golden glow. The occasional call of a loon was a further reminder that there is no greater delight to the senses than nature's timeless spectacle, especially in Algonquin Park, a few hours north of Toronto. Every Friday, in a time-honored tra- dition, Tamakwans assemble after din- ner at the Slope. Galya and I sat at the top of the Slope's wooden bleachers, marveling at the perfect combination of water, sky, earth, rock and trees before us. The peacefulness was almost hypnotic, doubly so for its sharp con- trast to our recent reality in Jerusalem. From where we were now sitting at the Slope, Israel seemed far removed, on another planet. Founded in 1936 by Detroit native Lou Handler, Tamakwa is a nonreli- gious, predominantly Jewish camp that welcomes the onset of Shabbat in its own way — first at dinner with the lightina of candles and reciting the b and afterwards with a secular Kiddush, service at the Slope.