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RETREATS @Eisner

Winterized facilities are available at Eisner during the fall, winter and spring for events as well congregational retreats for adults, families and youth. Visit our Facility Rentals section to learn more.

In addition, Eisner hosts programs throughout the year:
Year-round our camp features the Heller-Wexler Family Camp Series that offers families opportunities to engage in Jewish learning in a fun and relax atmosphere.

Family Retreat 

 
 
Past Weekends:

Family Camp for Families with Children in Grades K-12
November 2012
Bring your entire family and spend a special weekend together. Celebrate Shabbat camp-style, with lively song and kid-friendly worship experiences. Sports, arts and crafts, hiking, ropes course challenges, games, campfires and more will fill the action-packed weekend. The evenings will include parents-only activities which allow parents to spend time together as their children are cared for by Eisner and Crane Lake Camps’ star staff. Family Camp will provide families the opportunity to enjoy quality time together in the Berkshires while experiencing a bit of the magic that is a summer at Eisner and Crane Lake Camps.

The Family Camps are $450 for a family of 4 or less. Additional family members attending any of the Family Camps cost $100 each.

Mother-Daughter Weekend for Moms and their Daughters in Grades 5-12
January 11-13, 2013
NOW OPEN TO CHILDREN IN GRADES 5-12
Scholar-in-Residence: Mara Yacobi
The “Mother Daughter Weekend” is a unique opportunity for the women in your family to spend time away together, celebrating the bonds between mothers, daughters and even grandmothers. Experience a spirited Shabbat celebration including a rousing song session and Israeli dancing. Weather permitting, we’ll be outside hiking and challenging ourselves on our ropes course. We’ll roll up our sleeves for crafts and cooking and enjoy workshops led by Mara Yacobi, founder and director of JLove and Values, Bringing Jewish Values to Sexuality Education. Mara is a Youth Development Specialist and a leader in the field of adolescent sexuality and relationships, offering workshops that guide Jewish teens to make healthy choices based on Jewish values. Mara will lead sessions with moms, with girls, and with both together.

The Mother-Daughter and Father-Son Weekends are $350 for 1 parent and 1 or 2 children. Additional adults attendees are $100 per person. A 3rd child or more is also $100 per person.

Father-Son Weekend for Dads and their Sons in Grade K-7
Scholar-in-Residence: Rabbi Ron Klotz
Celebrate the special bond between father, sons and even grandfathers. Spend time together outdoors on our fields, ropes course, and in our Nature Village, hiking, and building a campfire. Enjoy a spirited Shabbat celebration with crafts and games too. Enjoy special opportunities for dads to learn and socialize with one another, while the boys are cared for by our star staff. Rabbi Ron Klotz, who spent 37 years as the URJ Director of Goldman Union Camp Institute (GUCI), will share his love for Jewish Camping and many wonderful stories. Ron is currently a faculty member at Indiana University Hillel and has been involved in Jewish camping from the time he was a camper at URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Camp in Wisconsin. Ron will lead sessions with dads, with boys and with both together.

The Father-Son Weekend is $350 for 1 parent and 1 or 2 children. Additional adults attendees are $100 per person. A 3rd child or more is also $100 per person.




Join us for the New and Prospective Camper Weekend on October 18-20, 2013. This weekend is designed for current 2nd-5th graders interested in attending Crane Lake or Eisner Camp for the Summer of 2013. Campers will have an opportunity to see both Eisner Camp and Crane Lake Camp, and parents will be able to tour both camps during the weekend as well as join us for Shabbat dinner and services.

Download the Flyer, Registration and Info Packet

About Heller-Wexler Family Camp Series

To address the growing challenges and changing face of the modern Jewish family, URJ Eisner and Crane Lake Camps, through the generosity of Robert and Amy Heller, have created the Heller-Wexler Family Camp Series at Eisner Camp. The camp series series will help shape and frame the Shabbat experience through relevant programs and activities that explore the joys and challenges of family through a Jewish lens. Specially developed experiential learning activities will bring the best of informal education to help you and your family shape your Jewish identity and address its ever changing needs. Each family campwill be guided by talented and specialized facilitators who will lead activities and exercises that will explore unique topics on the weekend’s theme in a fun camp setting. Celebrate being Jewish in a caring community of similar families who will join together for a traditional camp Shabbat in the majestic Berkshire mountains.

For more information, please contact Lauren Chizner, Family Camp Coordinator, at lauren.chizner@gmail.com or 516-817-9576.

This program is made possible through the generosity of Robert and Amy Heller, who created the Heller-Wexler Family Camp Series at Eisner Camp.

Testimonials

Bernstein Family
Our family had an outstanding weekend retreat at Eisner Camp. There wasn’t a detail missed . This has become a home away from home where there is something for everyone with caring staff who is second to none.

Chess Family
I never went to summer camp, and I have to say that despite all the amazing things I had heard about Eisner Camp, I was still very anxious sending my then 9 year old away for a month. She had the experience of a lifetime and came home counting down the days till “next summer at Eisner.” Now , we all as a family got to experience the wonder, inspiring, spiritual atmosphere of Eisner at the Family Retreat. I only wish I could have been a camper here too!

Federmann Family
A joyous, relaxing, and community focused weekend.

Auerbacher Family
It was great to introduce our children to a sleep away Jewish camp experience. The boys loved the activities, sports, and art projects. We loved having time without the kids to have adult activities and study. The staff was terrific.

Heller Family
Eisner is beautiful even in the snow! This was a fun, educational, and intimate weekend. Well done for kids and adults. We look forward to the next one. Michelle Shapiro-Abraham brought such life to the weekend – a brilliant and creative educator. All the staff was terrific.

Hutter Family
We loved spending time together with our family and with our new family community.

Lichtman Family
I thought I was coming for my kids. I am thankful they let me come. The staff and hospitality are beyond 5 star. The weekend brought out the best in all of us while we had incredible fun.

Sagner Family
I had loved Jewish sleep away camp and wanted my 9yr old to love it as much as I had. I though the weekend would help her understand how much her parents support her decision to go to Crane Lake this coming summer. In fact, the weekend far exceeded our expectations – got us thinking about our Jewish life and connected us to Jewish families with the same values. We will come back.

What did children said:
I enjoyed spending time with my family and making friends with other families. The sports program was a lot of fun especially the idea of working together to help each other.

I loved everything about the weekend.  Thank you everyone that set this up.

It was awesome, I made a good friend.

What a fun weekend it was. I loved playing in the gym.


It was great fun for the kids and the adults.


It was fun playing with all the kids.

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