Here at Camp Newman, we work together to build a community of acceptance, where we role model positive behaviors, and acknowledge that each and every member of the community is vital and important. We live by the value of b’tzelem Elohim, which reminds us that each of us are created in the image of God meaning that each person at camp has a specific set of needs, wants, feelings, hopes, and dreams.
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Reviving an Avodah Tradition on the Path to the Star
By Eli Burg, Porter Creek Program Director and Camp Newman alumnus This week, as Avodah finished their very first visit to Porter Creek since the...
Lost & Found After 7 Summers
By Arie Finkelstein, Rosh Shira (Music) and Camp Newman alumnus I’d like to tell you a short story of a child at camp. Seven summers ago, URJ Camp...
Returning to Our Shelter of Peace
By Rabbi David N. Young, Congregation B'nai Tzedek of Fountain Valley, CA As my car wound its way down the last few miles of Porter Creek Road, I...