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Last blog post of the summer! We'll see you tomorrow!

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Check out our latest blog post featuring Musicale highlights from the past couple of weekends!

Activity Highlight: Musicale Hello, Gilboa Families!Today, we're tuning in with a celebration of one of our favorite Shabbat traditions: Musicale!Musicale – typically just before dinner on Saturday nights – is an opportunity for chanichimot (campers) to share their many musical gifts with all of machaneh (camp). At Gilboa w...

First blog post of Second Session!

First Day of Second Session 2024! Good evening Gilboa Families,What a fun start to second session! After we said goodbye to parents, chanichimot (campers) ate a delicious quesadilla lunch and then participated in a round robin of health checks, general rules from Mazkirut (youth leadership), learning from the mitbach (kitchen) about...

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Shabbat Blog: Yom Meyuchad Shabbat Shalom Gilboa community! This is the last Shabbat of First Session, which is always bittersweet! We say goodbye to so many familiar faces, cherishing our last moments together. This week, Amelimot (rising 3-5th graders) wrote and drew their highlights from this summer's Yom Meyuchad (special...

New blog post alert! All about our first special day of the summer:

First Special Day of the Summer! Good evening, Gilboa community! Every summer, we have a mix of ragil (regular) days and special days. Today's special day was Yom Israel, a day of exploring Israel and learning about its vast different parts. We opened the day with a skit, realizing that we weren't in Gilboa anymore, we woke up in I...

Check out today's blog post featuring this session's chuggim (electives)!

All About Chuggim (Electives) + Photos! Happy Wednesday, Gilboa families!Our main choice block of the day is called chuggim (electives), where kids pick one chug (elective) to attend for the entire session. This is an excellent time for chanichimot (campers) to get to know kids in different age groups while connecting over a shared intere...

Hooray! First Session has begun! Check out our first blog post to hear about how today went: https://www.campgilboa.org/post/happy-first-day-of-camp-2024

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Hooray! First Session has begun! Check out our first blog post to hear about how today went:

Happy First Day of Camp 2024! Dear Gilboa families, We are so excited to have chanichimot (campers) back for the start of Summer 2024! All of the buses arrived safely (as did the UHaul containing a ton of bags from LA and Northern California! Shoutout to Rebecca for driving that up, and Logan for driving SD's luggage too). Campe...

New Blog Post! Check out the latest on communication and homesickness below,

Getting Ready for Camp #2: Communication and Homesickness Welcome back to Camp Gilboa's "Getting Ready for Camp" series of blog posts! As we ramp up towards summer, we will be posting every week with information to help campers and their families prepare for camp.This week, we'll chat about how families and campers can be in touch during camp, as well as f...

New blog post all about our Stewardship Fund! Click the link below to learn more.

NEW Israel Programs Scholarship Fund! Dear Gilboa Families,We're excited to inform you about an opportunity for financial support available to participants of Machaneh Bonim Israel (MBI, for those who have completed grade 10) and Workshop (for those who have completed grade 12). This support is not based on financial need; all participa...

Make magical summers happen for campers with your donation MATCHED on May 30th 2024!

GIVE NOW | Camp Gilboa Your gift to Gilboa helps develop a new generation of Jewish leaders who will build a better world. Donate to help families from diverse backgrounds experience Gilboa, to support camp maintenance, and to sustain the camp for future generations.

New Blog Post! The Get Ready for Camp Series has launched! Click the link below to read all about Health and Wellbeing.

Get Ready For Camp #1: Health & Wellbeing Welcome to our pre-summer Get Ready For Camp series 2024! We'll be posting a different topic each week. With camp just under two months away, we want to share some top tips and resources to get you and your loved ones as prepared for camp as possible. In this post, we'll discuss: • How we treat il...

New Blog Post! The Get Ready for Camp Series has launched! Click the link below to read all about Health and Wellbeing. https://www.campgilboa.org/post/get-ready-for-camp-1-health-wellbeing-1

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New Blog Post! Learn a bit about our Board, and what happened at this year's retreat! https://www.campgilboa.org/post/board-retreat-recap

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New Blog Post! Learn how you can Support Gilboa Scholarships today!

Support Scholarships at Camp Gilboa Dear Gilboa Community,My name is Lara Dutta, and I serve as the Chair of the Development Committee for Machaneh (Camp) Gilboa. As a Habonim Dror alum, my life has been shaped by the values of collective responsibility. As a parent of two campers turned madrichimot (counselors), I am in awe of how ef...

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Shabbat Shalom Gilboa Community! Check out our latest blog post all about safety and security:

Safety and Security at Camp & Public Notice Keeping our campers and staff safe is our number one priority at all times. Read on to learn more about our safety and security practices at camp, including a public notice about upcoming improvements to our communications systems thanks to a governmental nonprofit security grant. How does Camp Gilb...

Mazkirut announcement is live on the blog!

Meet Mazkirut 2024! Good Morning Gilboa Community, We are so jazzed to announce this year's Mazkirut (youth leadership team)! Welcome the faces that will have a huge impact shaping the programming, operations, education and camper care this summer (along with our tzevet of course)! Summer can't come quickly enough! Rox...

NEW BLOG POST all about Financial Aid! Gilboa Financial Aid applications are out, and the deadline to apply is February 29th!

All Things Financial Aid Hi all! As we approach the summer, it's important to remember that Camp Gilboa is committed to providing an enriching and financially accessible summer camp experience for all families! Financial aid is available and we are here and ready to assist with the scholarship process. Please remember that....

ROSH REVEALED! Check out our latest blog post from a word from 2024's youth camp director...

Meet our Rosh for 2024! Shabbat Shalom and Happy Hanukkah Camp Gilboa! We are so excited to announce our Rosh (youth Camp Director) for 2024....keep reading for the reveal and stay tuned for more updates from tzevet next week! Hi Gilboa, I’m excited to be introducing myself, Isaiah Beenhouwer, to you all as Rosh Gilboa f...

Today is Giving Tuesday!

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New Blog Post! Tickets are available now for our Sukkot event October 3rd. Click below to learn more!

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Summer Memories: Stories in the Sukkah Join us for a night of storytelling in the sukkah to raise money for Camp Gilboa and honor our previous executive directors, Elana Bloomfield and Dalit Shlapobersky. Dalit started as a Camp Gilboa parent and served as the Executive Director for over ten amazing years. Elana started at Camp Miriam as...

New Blog Post! A heartfelt goodbye from an instrumental Gilboa community member, Natasha Marder. We loved having Natasha as a camper, tzevet (staff) member, on Mazkirut (youth leadership team), and two summers in a row as our Rosh (youth Camp Director). After a successful last summer at Gilboa, she begins her next chapter! We love you Natasha, and cannot wait to see what you accomplish next.

Goodbye from Natasha (Rosh 2022 and 2023) Hello Gilboa! Natasha here! I want to start by sharing what an incredible summer this was. This was the first summer since the start of the pandemic that felt like we were “back to normal.” I saw the Gilboa spirit come alive in so many moments – types of moments we haven’t been able to prior...

JOB OPPORTUNITIES | Camp Gilboa Habonim Dror Camp Gilboa is seeking a residential, seasonal mental health professional (MHP). The MHP is a critical member of the Camper Care Team at Camp Gilboa. In addition to providing direct intervention and support of campers and staff, resources and training to campers and staff, the MHP also....