Camp to Help Kids Shape Their Jewish Identity

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Byline: Nancy Luebke Daily Herald Correspondent

All the fun of the camp experience with the values and beliefs of their temple will be combined for the first time this year for Jewish children heading off to Camp JRF in Ingleside, Ill.

This is the first summer for Camp JRF, short for Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. The camp offers a program based on the Reconstructionist approach to Jewish life that integrates a deep respect for traditional Judaism with contemporary insights.

Campers will have an opportunity to form relationships with new friends and Judaism, while swimming, singing, canoeing, playing tennis or hiking.

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