Dear Camp Wise Families, Second Session Noar Shabbat is here! Tonight, our American and Israeli campers will come together to lead Shabbat for the entire camp community. It is a true blessing to once again welcome teens from Kibbutz Kissufim, one of Cleveland’s beloved partnership community in Israel, back to the Home of Happiness! This summer, 15 incredible teens are joining us, bunking in our 8th–10th grade Noar and Solel cabins, fully…
Recently, I spoke with a parent of a first session camper. She shared with me that her daughter was sad around the house, missing camp. Her daughter had “the time of her life” at camp this summer. First, I was very excited and touched to hear that the hard work, dedication, planning, and care from our staff members had contributed to this success – Camp Wise became this young girl’s Home of…
What a week it has been!! Trip II always has amazing energy as our camp events are action packed with a few “normal” days in between. This week featured a Solel trip to Pittsburgh, fun and funny evening programs, a full week of chugim (choice activities), and….. Maccabiah!!! Camp Wise does many things well, but Maccabiah (our color wars) we take to the max. Maccabiah is a beautiful time as a camp…
Welcome to Trip II! This was an exciting and uplifting week as we welcomed over 270 campers to The Home of Happiness! In this second part of the summer we have campers coming from all over Ohio – including large delegations from Toledo, Columbus and Akron-Canton. This session we also have over 25 campers from Israel, who, alongside our 24-member Mishlachat (Israeli staff delegation) add to the richness of our Jewish cultural…
The end of week four is upon us! Here at the Mandel JCC and Camp Wise, we are grateful for the partnership of parents, community organizations such as Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland, the Jewish Education Center, and the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, our seasonal staff members, and most of all the incredible campers who have made this Trip 1 2024 an absolute blast! This week we welcomed our youngest campers…
Blog by Lebron and Ilu On Saturday, we started our day by walking around the old city of Prague! We walked on the Charles Bridge which connects the east and west of Prague. Then we went into the Klementinum library which held many old books from as old as the 3rd century and an amazing and high up view of Prague. After lunch we did stand up paddle boarding on the Vlata…
I love to walk through the 325 acres of forest here at the Mandel JCC's amazing Camp Wise! Each time I do, or as I lead a hike for campers, I always notice something new - fresh leaves, the growth on the tips of branches, a tree that has recently fallen making way for new saplings, or rocks with fresh erosion around their edges. For generations, our campers and staff members have…
