What is MESSH Anyway? Camper Care at SAC…
By Ella Endres Sephardic Adventure Camp is a Jewish sleep away camp unlike any other. Daily life at SAC blends the traditions of Rhodes and Turkish Jews and infuses them into activities from tefillah, to education, and to, well, adventures. Sephardic Adventure Campers have the opportunity, for three amazing weeks every summer, not only to […]
Interview with our International Campers
By: 2024 SAC Camp Communications Image: cstuartphotography Every year, Sephardic Adventure Camp is lucky to host international campers and staff. This year, we hosted campers and counselors from Canada, Israel, Spain, Turkey, Gibraltar, and South Africa! At SAC, Sephardic culture is at the forefront of every activity, every meal, and every camp gathering, uniting our […]
Centuries in the Making… Our Journey to Sephardic Adventure Camp
By: Elana Arroyo My name is Elana, and I came to Sephardic Adventure Camp as the nurse for a few days this year to accompany my children, Golan and Annaelle Arroyo to their first summer at SAC. Their flight to camp was only five hours long, but their journey to SAC took over five hundred […]
La Boz: The Sephardic Voice
By: Sarah Aroeste Image: cstuartphotography The littlest voices soared as they pretended to be candles while singing Flory Jagoda’s Ladino song, Ocho Kandelikas. The G1/G2 girls (the bunks of 8- and 9-year-olds) delighted the SAC audience with their sweet performance as part of the camp’s first “La Boz” competition. Based on the megahit reality TV […]
The Legend of the SAC Toilet Seat
SAC 2024 Camp Communications Image: cstuartphotography The year: 1987. The place: Sephardic Adventure Camp. Leah Hanan and Simon Amiel were co-directors at SAC. Early on in the summer, they found themselves at Eagle Hardware (which is now Lowe’s) buying last-minute odds and ends for camp. Simon stumbled upon the wall of toilet seats and thought […]
