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 […]
Celebrating the Mimouna Like Never Before – Only at SAC
By Elana Marom, Staff Director The Mimouna, originally celebrated by Moroccan Jews, is now celebrated by everyone in Israel – and this summer by everyone at SAC. The Mimouna is a festive dinner that falls at the end of Passover, and lucky for us, the theme this year at camp was Pesach. The […]
From an International Staff Member
Hello SAC family, my name is Noa Levy, and I am one of the fortunate international counselors. I was born and raised in Spain, and this past summer marked my second year at SAC. My brother came to SAC a few years ago and had an amazing time. Being someone who craves adventure, I had […]
Poetry Slam – Sephardic Style
Sephardic Poetry Slam By Sara Aroeste | July 3, 2023 Sarika! Ke Haber, Sarika! This is how I was greeted by campers this week who remembered me from my visit last summer. To be recognized from one summer to the next is one thing, but to have the children call out to me in Ladino […]
SAC 2023 – Final Recap from Rabbi Kenny
Keridos SAC Community Members, I wanted to share some brief highlights from our half of Sephardic Adventure Camp: Color Wars – This year our Color War theme was Work and Freedom, עבודה and חירות. Over two action-packed days, our camper divided into two teams, Team Red and Team Blue, and participated in competitive activities, such […]
SAC 2023 Mid-Session Update from our Camp Director!
As we reach the mid-point of SAC this summer, I wanted to share a few highlights of the first half of our session: Incredible Shabbat Experience – Shabbat at SAC is a special experience, and this year has been no exception. We had a nice mix of meaningful Tefilah, learning and Pizmonim, together activities, and […]
