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 BRODY UPDATE

Hello Coleman Family! Our favorite mountain “home away from home” is getting ready to settle in for her winter hibernation. Our facilities team, comprised of Adam Griff, Associate Director, Carlos Hester, Head of Facilities, Evan Reiss, facilities chair of the Camp...

CAMP COMMITTEE UPDATE 

It is my honor and pleasure to serve as the chairperson of the Camp Coleman Committee. I have been involved with Camp Coleman since 1981 as a faculty member while I was the educator at Temple Beth El in Boca Raton, as a parent of campers/staff member from 1990-2000...

Quest Recap 2023

Building a campfire. Cooking dinner. Packing a backpack. Setting up a tent. Following a trail. Making a “body fluid sandwich.” These are only a few of the outdoor living skills learned as a part of Coleman Quest 2023. Coleman Quest is not like any other program at...

Chalutzim Unit Update Session 2

Chalutzim’s session has been filled with educational moments, fun programs, and meaningful connections. The first week was spent catching up with old friends and getting to know new ones. Some evening programs included an amazing race, where campers traveled around...

Kesher Unit Update Session 2

The Kesher unit has been having a fantastic summer so far! They have been eager to participate in activities like learning to play guitar during Tarbut and crafting rings in Metals. Evening programs have been a big hit, from running around camp for an intense game of...

Nachshonim Unit Update Session 2

Nachshonim has been up to so much during the first two weeks of camp and continues to impress everyone daily. They all have so much energy and enthusiasm for everything they do. Our most recent evening program was the reverse talent show and everyone participated with...

Taste of Coleman 2 Unit Update Session 2

Taste of Coleman Session 2 is off to a GREAT START! We have met new friends, learned about what makes camp special, and even spent a whole day being the only kids at camp! While every other unit was on their trip, Taste of Coleman had camp to themselves. We played...

Tsofim Unit Update Session 2

Tsofim has had an amazing first couple of days at camp, filled with so many fun activities. We started out with some mixers where everyone was able to get to know each other and the staff better! So far we have had evening programs such as Battle of the Bunks,...

Solelim Unit Update Session 2

Solelim has been busy this past week. We started by doing some cabin mixers to get to know each other. The campers got closer and had a great time. All of the campers have now finished their signups and are each in an activity that they are passionate about. They have...

Kochavim Unit Update Session 2

We are so excited to be here! We are exploring our role as stars (Kochavim) in the Camp Coleman community. Our first couple of days have been a blast! We’ve gone to many different activities including arts and crafts, sports, and the ropes course. Every day we are...
Tsofim Unit Update

Tsofim Unit Update

For Tsofim, this week has been a week like no other. We dove right into our daily cabin rotations on the second day of camp with fun activities such as ropes course, drama, metals, and yoga. We’ve had numerous evening programs to keep the campers engaged and excited...

Summer 2021 Machon-Israel Adventure Track FAQs

No, Coleman is offering 3 different options for Machon 2021 participants- Machon Israel Summer Adventure, Machon 8-week, and Machon Camping Adventure Machon- Israel Summer Adventure (1st session at camp, 2nd session in Israel) Full Tuition - $8,475  With  RootOne...

Remembering John Lewis Through Remembering Camp

Remembering John Lewis Through Remembering Camp

By Jonathan Edelman It took me a while to face the passing of civil rights leader and U.S. Representative John Lewis, whose story and teachings have been with me throughout most of my life. When I did, though, I thought back to how I first learned about him. It wasn’t...

Machon 5-Series Program

Machon 5-Series Program

Calling all 2020 Machon! You asked and we heard you! We will be hosting a 5-week workshop series where we will explore some of the topics that are important and that you would have explored at camp. June 30th: Programming 101 with Marlee GordonJuly 7th: Israel Program...

NEW! Camp Coleman Minecraft Server

NEW! Camp Coleman Minecraft Server

Camp Coleman’s official Minecraft server - build and hangout with camp friends anytime. [siteorigin_widget class="WP_Widget_Media_Image"][/siteorigin_widget][siteorigin_widget class="SiteOrigin_Widget_Button_Widget"][/siteorigin_widget] Paste...

URJ Camp Coleman and Racial Justice

URJ Camp Coleman and Racial Justice

Shalom Camp Coleman family, Last week our nation watched another video of a Black man, George Floyd, being killed by police.  We could list many more names of Black men and women killed by police in the last several years. I shudder to think how many more names we...

Cole-Cam Live!

Cole-Cam Live!

Introducing the COLE-CAM, our LIVE Coleman webcam!  When you are home and thinking of your summer home, click here to take in a little essence of camp. The Cole-cam will be available every day from 4:00pm-9:00pm. The password to watch the feed is Oursummerhome30528. ...

Summer 2020 Launch RECAP

Summer 2020 Launch RECAP

Good Afternoon! Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Summer 2020 Launch! We look forward to spending meaningful moments with you throughout the summer. Here are some of the highlights from the launch: Introducing the COLE-CAM, our LIVE Coleman webcam!  When you...

2020 Updates: Letter to Families

2020 Updates: Letter to Families

Dear Camp Coleman Family, It is with broken hearts that we share our plans to cancel all in-person activities held on our site for summer 2020. If at any point new information emerges and conditions change that lead us to be able to provide in-person gatherings, we...