Located in the middle of Northwood, New Hampshire, on Lucas Pond, Yavneh is often referred to as the most amazing of all overnight camps. To non-Yavneh goers, Yavneh
may be known as "that really religious Jewish
camp in the middle of New Hampshire," but to campers, it is Yavneh, their home away from home. The place where Orthodox to Reformed families can all send their children. The place where campers beg to come back, some for two months, year after year.
Some say they sing in the
dark until their eyes close and their throat's hurt and their voices can bear no more sound. The can
dance for hours, rikud after rikud. And they swim, and play sports and do all the other things
normal camps do. But Yavneh is different, Yavneh is extraordinary.
Yavneh is not only a place but a
time that campers wish they would
never have to leave. And when they eventually do have to pack their bags and say goodbye, their hugs are
wet with the tears that stream down their face. During the year campers count days until camp will begin again. And the cycle continues, on and on, dor
le dor.
