SAC Interview with Rabbi Benjy Owen by Ethan Marcus – 3 Generations of SAC
Ethan: You are a part of a family that has been involved with SAC for many years, correct? Rabbi Benjy Owen: Yes. My father, Ruben Owen, was the camp director for SAC in the 1970s before Camp Bishop, in Western Washington. And before that, my grandfather, Jack Behar was involved in a lot of youth […]
SAC Interview with Raphael Alcabes
SAC Interview with Raphael Alcabes 12/26/18 This month, we spoke with Raphael Alcabes, a lifelong SAC camper, about his special Bar Mitzvah experience while at SAC. Not only has Raph attended camp for over a decade, but he’s also come back as a counselor, head staffer, and most recently, Special Events and Night Activities Director […]
SAC Israel Day 2018
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of camp, Israel Day! It’s so beautiful and unifying to have everybody dressed up in blue and white, waving around Israeli flags, and dancing and singing to Hebrew songs all day long. Breakfast was amazing, with our chef Shuli’s authentic Shakshuka. After our daily cabin clean up time, […]
Sephardic Baking (and Cooking) at SAC
SAC wouldn’t be SAC without the Sephardic Baking activities that bring out the delicious part of our unique heritage and culture. Again this year we were lucky enough to have Nona Jeanne Maimon join us to teach a Yapraka making chug! Our campers and staff just LOVE to bake (and eat) our traditional Sephardic delicacies! […]
Un Anyo Mas, Un Sehel Mas – Another year, Another Piece of Wisdom by Ethan Marcus
This year at SAC, we’ve brought Sephardic pride and education into our camp program like never before! Our Camp theme, “From Spain to SAC”, is giving us the incredible chance to teach our campers from around the world about the beauty of our shared Sephardic identity, culture, and values. Each bunk is named after a Sephardic city […]
The Many Faces of SAC by Beth Jacoby
The term “putting a name to a face” has never rung so true for me until this summer here at SAC! Out of our 113 campers this year, about one third are brand new to our camp! Our first time campers are always surprised when, after telling me their first name, I instantly tell […]
Shabbat Week 1
Sharing their Shabbat experiences for this blog are our director Rabbi Kenny Pollack and Hazan Aryeh “Haham” Greenberg. Kenny: Shabbat was fun and it seemed like it had the right balance of fun, singing, chill time and great food. Meals were plentiful and the kids loved the meals. Friday night we got the full […]
Pre-Shabbat Blog
Keridos Madres y Padres! Today’s blog will include excerpts from our Head Counselors, Anaelle Ezekiel and Jeffrey Owen, and our Assistant Director Julia Owen. Julia: SAC 2018 is off to an amazing start! On Tuesday, campers arrived at around 3 pm and were met by jumping and singing staff members as they got […]
SAC 2018: The Fun Begins
Keridos Madres Y Padres! Yesterday’s Ladino phrase of the day was “Todo Bueno” which, fittingly, means “Everything’s Good!” We have had an amazing first two days of camp so far. Haham had a record number of kids attending Tuesday’s Cocoa en la Boca, our pre-Shacharit hot chocolate and learning event. During the day so […]
Greek Jewish Shabbaton & Festival by Beth Jacoby
I recently traveled to New York City’s Lower East Side to represent both Sephardic Adventure Camp and the Seattle Jewish Community at a Shabbaton and Greek Jewish Festival. The events were hosted by Kehila Kedosha Janina, a ninety-year-old Romaniote synagogue just south of Delancey and two blocks east of Little Italy. Here is an account […]
