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Jun 15, 2018, 11:41 PM

Season of Renewal & Regeneration

Excitement and energy abound. Smiles, laughter, friendship and joy permeate the soul. Jewish camps across North America are opening their gates this month for more than 200,000 youth, teens, and college age counselors who will create connections, develop skills, and strengthen identities. We have entered...

May 18, 2018, 5:59 PM

Im Rak Na’iz – If We Dare

This coming Shabbat leads us right into Shavuot — commemorating some very significant Jewish moments including receiving of the Torah on Mount Sinai and the choice of Ruth the Moabitess to join the Jewish people. The Israelites dared to have faith at the foot of...

Apr 12, 2018, 1:19 AM

From the Red Sea to Parkland: Teen-Powered Jewish Leadership

When we read the story of the parting of the Red Sea over Passover last week, I was struck once again by the courage, faith, and leadership of Nachshon ben Aminadav. When the children of Israel appear seemingly trapped by the sea on one side...

Mar 15, 2018, 4:32 PM

Leaders Assembly is Going Global!

Only a few days away from our 7th biennial convening of the field, Leaders Assembly in Baltimore, we have record-breaking registration – over 760 participants and still growing! As we celebrate 20 years since the creation of Foundation for Jewish Camp, we rededicate ourselves to...

Feb 16, 2018, 6:25 AM

Holy Camps, Holy Communities

This coming Shabbat we will read Parshat Terumah with the following charge from Gd: V’asu li mikdash v’shachanti b’tocham, Let them make me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. While traveling through the wilderness, the Israelites come together to build a gathering place...

Jan 25, 2018, 8:30 PM

Remembering Menschlichkeit

This week, my family will commemorate the 10th yarhrzeit of my father, Albert R. Fingerman z”l. His was a life well-lived. He was a World War II veteran, an accomplished and admired attorney, a volunteer communal leader, and a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He...

Jan 16, 2018, 8:05 PM

Science & Surfing & Shabbat, Oh My!

This week, I had the privilege to participate in the seventh training workshop for directors and assistant directors of our six new specialty camps, the third cohort of FJC’s Specialty Camp Incubator. I have witnessed these new camps take shape over the last 16 months...

Dec 15, 2017, 10:36 PM

Spread the Light of Jewish Camp

Tonight we will light the fourth candle of Hanukkah. Halakha (Jewish law) teaches that we are not permitted to make use of the lights of the Hanukkah candles; rather we are only allowed to admire them and in doing so, acknowledge and give thanks for the miracles...

Nov 30, 2017, 9:02 PM

So Many Lessons from So Little Time: 4 Days in Israel

My wife and I have just returned from a short, revealing and meaningful trip to Israel. We traveled for four days with one purpose: to visit our 18 year-old son who is spending his gap year between high school and college studying at Yeshivat Ashreinu...

Nov 10, 2017, 6:33 AM

Fostering Ruach All Year Long

This week, we changed our clocks and entered the shorter, colder days of winter. Those sunny summer days feel like a distant memory. Summer camp season may only last eight weeks at most, but one of the powerful aspects of Jewish camp is how it...

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About Me

Jeremy J. Fingerman joined the Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) as CEO in 2010. Prior to joining FJC, he had a highly-regarded 20+ year career in Consumer Packaged Goods, beginning at General Mills, Inc, then at Campbell Soup Company, where he served as president of its largest division, US Soup. In 2005, he was recruited to serve as CEO of Manischewitz.