August 8th, 2016 – Camp SAComen Schecther
Queridos Madres y Padres, Day seven of Sephardic Adventure Camp 2016, and the good times are rollin’!! The staff of Camp Solomon Schechter has been wonderfully accommodating in juggling our simultaneous very happening schedules, and because of the varying activities we have all had opportunity to explore the plentiful grounds. A map of the grounds […]
August 7th, 2016 – SAC News & Updates
Queridos Madres y Padres (“Dear Mom and Dad” for those new to Ladino), SAC is in full swing and campers have found themselves at home here at camp SAComen Schechter. Friday was filled with fun activities, and while the boys played sports, including basketball, soccer and gaga, the girls had a Henna and Dance party, […]
August 5th, 2016 Our First Few Days of SAC
Queridos Madres y Padres (“Dear Mom and Dad” for those new to Ladino), I hope you have gotten the message by now — SAC Will Go On. It has been so wonderful to see the outpouring of love and support from our community and friends. We know that we could not have done it without […]
A Pesach Letter from Chana Adatto-Shefa
Dear SAC Families and Friends, As Pesach approaches each year, we take pause to revisit the greatest story of our history – leaving Egypt. This story relates miracles, leadership, unity and freedom. It’s the basketball game of the century – Moshe vs. Ramses. They’ve got homecourt advantage, we’ve got the speed, they’ve got the height, […]
SAC Visit to Madrid Experience by Julia Owen
Hello Everyone! At the end of January I was privileged with the opportunity to travel to Madrid, Spain on behalf of Sephardic Adventure Camp. Why, you ask? The Sephardic Jewish community of Madrid has formed a partnership with our near and dear Seattle Sephardic community, and upon doing so we have decided to explore the […]
Color Blog from Haham!
SPECIAL DISPATCH!!! -By Haham Aryeh Greenberg Color war: An eye-witness report from front lines. Anyone who was around Sephardic Camp for the thirty hours between Wednesday 3 PM and Thursday 8 PM could feel how color war galvanized the campers. Almost every camper said Berahot with extra gusto, volunteered to lead a bit […]
Color what?! COLOR WAR!
I’m sure you all remember from your color war days that breakout usually involves some form of deception or chaos; Someone got fired, bears in the forest; intruders; camp being sold to become Ashkenazic Adventure Camp… This year’s breakout may have made CAMPING history. After campers went on a “Run for Bivas”, they ended up […]
Yom Yisrael
Israel day at SAC is always a blast! Yesterday, we started the day off praying in the lodge, which was decked out in Israeli flags. We prayed for our homeland, for the people in Israel and for the safety of our soldiers. After an Israeli style breakfast, the boys headed down to the field for […]
Hip-Hop Monday
On Monday we had a special treat – in addition to the usual paddle boarding and paddle boat activities that campers enjoy on a daily basis, we had a surprise visit from Jay and Joe Agoado in a motorboat. Speeding out to Dead Man’s Island was a thrilling – and, for those who jumped off […]
Day 7: Health
Queridos Madres y Padres, Today was our first full Sunday up at Camp, and it means that we’ve officially been here for a full week! Although it’s a little quieter than usual because the CIT’s left for their overnight this morning, we kicked off the week by dressing up in our beloved Hawks gear […]
