26 | DECEMBER 5 • 2019
(Really, do you think that a
horse can actually pray?)
POWER OF COLLABORATION
Congregations, the JCC and
Camp Tamarack each possess
unique strengths, abilities and
resources that, when combined,
have the power to create a
stronger, richer learning experi-
ence than any of the entities can
provide on their own.
In describing Camp Sababa,
JCC CEO Brian Siegel says,
“Our reimagined JCC places
a high value on innovation,
collaboration, entrepreneurship
and community. This summer’
s
Camp Sababa was designed and
implemented with these values
in mind.
“The power of collabora-
tion, the power of like-minded
organizations coming together
and creating something special,
something powerful that would
not have happened if each
organization had worked on its
own,
” he added.
POWER OF JEWISH
COMMUNITY
One of the major goals of
Jewish communal organiza-
tions is the building of Jewish
community, creating a sense
within individuals of belonging
to something bigger than just
themselves.
Camp Sababa provided
Jewish community building
learning experiences that creat-
ed a sense of community within
the campers as well as within
the camp families, linking
them together and to the larger
Jewish community as well.
POWER OF FAMILY
One of the common sayings
of family Jewish education is
“Educating a child without
educating the parents is like
heating a house and leaving
all of the doors and windows
wide open.”
Recognizing the impor-
tance of involving families
in a child’
s Jewish learning,
Camp Sababa provided oppor-
tunities for whole families to
be involved in the learning,
the celebrations and the fun
through a Hazon Michigan
Jewish Food Festival family
scavenger hunt, the creation
of family heritage books and
celebrating together over a
Kabbalat Shabbat dinner for
campers and their families.
POWER OF EXPERIENTIAL
JEWISH LEARNING
For some time now there has
been a recognition of the power
of hands-on experiential learn-
ing. Learning through games,
singing, dancing, doing, group
experiences, creating, commu-
nity building and other engag-
ing informal learning oppor-
tunities creates lasting learning
and indelible memories.
WHY SYNAGOGUES LIKED IT
As the director of Lifelong
Learning at Temple Kol Ami,
Gail Greenberg was excited by
the opportunity to connect with
her students during the summer
and in a camp setting.
“Partnering with the JCC and
other congregational education-
al leaders provided a think-tank
where we could supplement
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