An interview with Julia Owen about her experience working in the COVID ICU at NYU Hospital
Former SAC Assistant Director, Julia Owen shares her experience working on the front-line at NYU hospital and connects her current work back to SAC. Beth Jacoby: How did you end up in the NYU Hospital critical care COVID Unit? Julia Owen: As the need for more beds for COVID patients grew, our hospital started converting […]
In Memoriam – Rabbi Solomon Maimon A’H
It is because of Rabbi Maimon’s vision, energy, and enthusiasm, that hundreds of campers, counselors, and staff members have become more connected to their Judaism and Sephardic heritage through Sephardic Adventure Camp. He has left us a rich legacy to uphold. Three of our SAC Community Members recently shared their memories of Rabbi Solomon […]
Reflections – SAC CIT Program 2019
Our SAC CIT Program this year included 14 participants from Vancouver BC, Los Angeles, CA, Seattle, WA, Boca Raton, Fl, Rochester, NY and Riverdale, NY. The team was lead by staff members Roxanna Sikavi, Raphael Alcabes and Quinn Rose. Here are some reflections of the program: Bodhi Zick, Seattle, WA. Last year was my first […]
A Flavor of Sephardic Baking at SAC
This year at SAC we are providing a Sephardic baking activity for all bunks. Seattle community member, Joy Maimon has joined our staff to offer the ultimate in experiential, (and very delicious), Sephardic learning. Joy previously served as a SAC board member for 8 years and remains very invested in our organization. Our Sephardic baking […]
Pasa Punto, Pasa Mundo – A Moment Passes, A World Passes: Ground-breaking Sephardic Education at Camp
This year at SAC, we’re bringing Sephardic Education, Language, and Culture to the forefront of our camper and staffer experience. Our Camp theme, En La Kaza Mueva – In the New Home focuses on the Sephardic experience in the Ottoman Empire. Each bunk is named after a Sephardic city, like Salonika, Sarajevo, Rhodes, or Tekirdag, […]
Recreational SACtivities
We wanted to share a few of the fun recreational activities that our campers have been participating in so far: Hiking: The beautiful Long Beach Peninsula offers a natural playground and an abundance of great hiking opportunities. We offer hiking as a chug elective at SAC. The photo gives you a nice visual, but the […]
SAC Shabbat in Review
Here is a recap of our first Shabbat of the SAC 2019 season. For starters, our campers and staff had a fun pre-Shabbat photo session all dressed in their Shabbat finest. Our SAC communications team was on point to cover the many photo opportunities. Once we received the stamp of approval from Haham Aryeh Greenberg […]
Leading Sephardic Educators at SAC 2019!
We’re excited to announce that Dr. Devin E. Naar, the Isaac Alhadeff Chair of Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington, and Dr. Bryan Kirschen, Assistant Professor of Linguistics Program; Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Binghamton, will both be joining us for the first time this summer at the Sephardic Adventure Camp! […]
Top 10 Favorite Things about the SAC Family Shabbaton
We polled our participants right after our recent SAC Family Shabbaton in Seattle and this is what they said: 10. All the Fun Kids’ Activities such as the Scavenger Hunt and Coca en la Boca with Haham Greenberg. 9. The Diverse Mix of Participants, of all ages! From campers to alumni, parents to grandparents and community members all […]
An Interview with SAC Parent & Board Member, Esther Avrahamy
Ethan Marcus recently interviewed Esther Avrahamy, SAC Parent and Board Member, about the impact SAC has had on her kids. EM: How did you and your family first get involved with SAC? Esther: My two older girls had gone in the past, and then went back again a couple of years later with my two […]
