by Webmaster | Aug 16, 2022 | Identity
With 20 years of experience, Summer 2022 was Camp Be’chol Lashon’s best summer yet. Campers from around the country came together in community that centered on race and ethnicity as part of Jewish and American life. Our original campers are now our staff, ensuring...
by Webmaster | Aug 10, 2022 | Identity, Recipes
Cooking is a big part of Camp Be’chol Lashon. As part of understanding their own place in the Jewish people, the campers ‘travel’ daily and learn about Jewish communities and traditions from around the world. Cooking foods from around the world is not only delicious...
by Webmaster | Aug 2, 2022 | Identity, Jewish Ritual
Far too often in my work at Be’chol Lashon I listen to Jews of Color tell me about the hurt and rejection that they have experienced when they have been excluded from Jewish life. These are painful experiences; sometimes they leave deep emotional bruises and sometimes...
by Webmaster | Jul 14, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” – Toni Morrison Be’chol Lashon...
by Webmaster | Jul 7, 2022 | Identity, Jewish Ritual
I have been preparing for my Bat Mitzvah since I was two. Being the daughter of two rabbis, Judaism has always been a huge part of my life. I have attended services every week. I helped lead the Torah service while my mom held me on the bimah as a toddler. I learned...
by Webmaster | Jun 28, 2022 | Arts & Culture, Identity, Jewish Ritual
“Yiddish takes in people from the margins who wanted a little something else, or wanted something more, or wanted to add to their Jewish experience.” -Cameron Bernstein Cameron Bernstein was one of six students in her first Yiddish class her senior year of college....
