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Pius tax. title anti registration. 12.000 miles per year. 20 cones per mile nver Subject to approved credit 101612C ■ Sizes 34 extra short to 76 extra long Kol hakavod (kudos) on your Editor's Notebook praising Jewish summer camping ("The Gifts of Jewish Camp," Aug. 18, page 5). I could not agree more with your assessment that the Jewish summer camp experience is "a building block of Jewish identity." Having spent three weeks at Camp Ramah in Canada this summer, I wit- nessed first hand the impact that the Jewish summer camp experience has not only on children, but on the young adults who serve as staff members as well. Camp Director Michael Wolf of West Bloomfield places much emphasis on hadrachah (counselor training) so that each staff member becomes deeply invested in the educational, social and religious mission of camp. Like several other Jewish camps, Camp Ramah. helps Jewish young people immerse in Jewish traditions and pat- terns of observance they might not prac- tice outside of the camp community. They have the opportunity to live a total Jewish life "24-7" in the beautiful camp setting surrounded by rabbis and Jewish educators who are serious about their Judaism. For many college students serv- ing,as counselors, this is just the motiva- tion they need to begin their path toward a meaningful and vibrant Jewish life. Unfortunately, there are many sum- mer jobs that offer college students bet- ter financial reward than a position at a Jewish summer camp. All Jewish sum- mer camps are forced to allocate much of their donated funds toward camper scholarships and capital costs, leaving lit- de money available for staff recruitment, professional development and incentive programs for staff retention. My friends Elisa and Rob Bildner of New Jersey founded Foundation for Jew- ish Camping, www.jewishcamping.org, which encourages growth of the camp system, helps camps recruit staff, makes grants to promote programmatic excel- lence and champions the growth of camp scholarships. We need more dedi- cated Jewish summer camping advocates like the Bildners who realize the deep impact camp has on the Jewish future. A Jewish summer camp is only as good as its staff members. I sincerely Jewish.com Presbyterian Ties Worsen Close to giving up on talks with Presbyterian leaders, Jewish officials say the church's leadership is being swayed by radical Palestinians. 1-877-5-FREEDS • • wyvw.freeds.com 10 minutes from the border! 1526 Ottawa Street Windsor, Canada Read about it on Jewish.com . hope our Jewish community will realize this and work to encourage more young people to spend their summers in a job that is guaranteed to be a sound invest- ment. I know I will. Rabbi Jason Miller Ann Arbor Rifts Of Summer Camp While it is evident from opinions of previous campmates that Jewish sum- mer camps or summer programs with a Judaic influence have had a positive effect on certain kids, I would like to respond to your Editor's Notebook "The Gifts of Jewish Camp" (Aug. 18, page 5), with a story perhaps much rarer, but nonetheless important. I was a camper for three weeks at Tamarack in 2001; it was not an experi- ence I would like to repeat. Though I knew a great many campers that enjoyed the experience, I also knew some that did not, for the same reason as myself. Upon arriving, I found my cabin mates heavily clique-oriented and mean, often inattentive toward the needs of 'other girls in the cabin. When living in such close quarters, it is so important to have an atmosphere conducive to ami- cability — not apathy. I found that after Tamarack, a new facet in my Judaism emerged and is still active today. It was spurred by a set of behaviors I had become familiar with during camp and wanted badly to eschew. 'While I can share select memo- ries from Tamarack, a few of which are fond, I cannot say it fortified my Jewish identity whatsoever. Though I cannot, speak for my par- ents, who vacillate between my argu- ments about Jewish camp and its lasting influence on me, I can say that my Judaism flourished not after attending Tamarack, but after attending Inter- lochen Arts Camp, where brief Jewish services were held only once a week. Though mine is an opinion that con- tradicts many congregations, including my own, I believe it is the chance to appreciate one's religion in the face of diversity, where morals can be taught dotCOM SURVEY Should President Bush meet with war protester Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq? To vote, click on JNOnline.corn.