Let the Sun Shine Down on Shelton
We are continuing to experience fabulous, sunny weather here at S.A.C and our campers are soaking up every ounce of the sun’s brilliance. Campers splashed in the lake, dove for volleyballs in the sand, and enjoyed sessions outside around camp. The 3s and 4s left for their overnight today in Olympia with Quinn, Sarah, Josh, […]
Directly from the Director
Directly from the Director: Parents — I can’t believe one week has flown by up here in sunny Shelton, WA. It started out with some serious rain, but even more serious energy at camp. This week has been filled with many memorable experiences- some new to SAC and some old. Campers enjoyed making wind-chimes in […]
First Annual Nona and Papu Day
Sephardic Adventure Camp is a truly spectacular organization. It is proof that a small group of individuals passionate about sponsoring Jewish growth and continuing Sephardic tradition can make tremendous impacts on many generations of campers and families. Started in 1955 with collaborated efforts from Sephardic Bikur Holim and Ezra Bessaroth, the camp had a mission […]
Am Yisrael Chai, Israel and S.A.C at 65!
Do you know what the five holy cities in Israel are? Can you name at least three of the vast number of innovations created in Israel? Ever heard this song by the Y-Studs? The answers to these questions are just a few of the things that Sephardic Adventure Campers learned during Israel Day programming today. […]
Spotlight on Sessions
Today during their bunk activity, the G4 girls gained some journalism experience by formulating questions and interviewing both Chacham Aryeh Greenberg and Rabbi Owen about the sessions that they had taught that day. Below is the synthesized information. This project was a collaborated effort between myself (Makena), Rabbi Owen, and Chacham Aryeh: Chacham Aryeh has […]
S.A.B.T at S.A.C (Shiva Asar B’Tammuz at Sephardic Adventure Camp)
We have just recently broken the fast of Shiva Asar B’Tammuz, the 17th of Tammuz, here at Sephardic Adventure Camp. Those campers who were fasting filled their bellies with delicious Chinese stir fry and are now headed to the lodge with gooey brownies in hand to watch “Wreck it Ralph.” Today at S.A.C, our educational […]
Rain or Shine, We WILL Have Sephardic Adventures!
The weather at Sephardic Adventure Camp today experienced severe mood swings. It changed from torrential downpours, to peacefully sunny skies, to light and obnoxious drizzles all in a manner of minutes. But aren’t these unexpected inconveniences the perfect ingredients for some Sephardic Adventures? Absolutely! Nothing stopped our campers today from enjoying their first day of […]
“Drivin’ Up to Sephardic Camp…” – Day 1
…And we’re finally here! Today was the first official day of Sephardic Adventure Camp and it started out with a bang – literally. Campers rushed off the bus into the Hadar Ochel (Mess Hall) to sing the age-old, official, traditional S.A.C Song, complete with dancing on benches and banging on tables. Of course, no first […]
Winding down
We’re approaching an end to our time here at Sephardic Adventure Camp, we’ve had a successful summer and second week. Today we had our annual SAC talent show where the campers all had the chance to show off their special skills; From dance, song, jokes and more. We were privileged to have a special performance […]
Israel Day
Yesterday was Yom Yisrael- Israel Day, at camp! From start to finish we ate, breathed and learned about everything Israel. We started off the day with sessions, taught by special visitors, Hazzan Frank Varon of SBH, Rachely Hemmat and Rabbi Meyers. Campers were taught and tested on their Israel knowledge in different categories like Geography, […]
