Eisner Camp
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Eisner Camp (formerly Joseph Eisner Camp Institue for Living Judaism) was founded in 1958 by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now known as the Union for Reform Judaism) to serve congregations in New England and New York State. The camp is located in Great Barrington, MA; in the heart of the Berkshire mountains.
The camp currently hosts campers ranging from day campers to entering tenth graders. The camp offers a wide range of typical camp activities from arts to sports, ropes courses to drama in a vibrant Jewish setting. The camp currently has a capacity of 800 staff and campers. It is set behind beautiful West Mountain on 680 acres (2.8 km²) filled with lucious greenery and stunning views.
It is one of thirteen URJ camps in North America (URJ Kutz Camp, URJ Camp George, URJ Camp Harlam, URJ Camp Coleman, URJ Crane Lake Camp, URJ Camp Newman, URJ Camp Swig, URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI), URJ Myron S. Goldman Union-Camp Institute (GUCI), URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp, URJ Greene family Camp,and URJ Camp Kalsman). Eisner Camp serves as a URJ camp for children from around New England as well as New York.
The staff is made up of a mixture of old campers as well as international and new staff members. In bunk staff (madrachim) are all Jewish college age students or Israeli deligates (mislachat). Other staff members include college age men and women from around the world both Jewish and non-Jewish.
CAMP UNITS
K'Tanim: "Little ones" (entering 2nd and 3rd grade)
Bonim: "Builders" (entering 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade)
Chalutzim: "pioneers" (entering 6th grade)
Ofarim: "Deers" (entering 7th grade)
Chaverim: "friends" (entering 8th grade)
Tzofim: "Scouts" (entering 9th grade)
Olim: "those who go up" (entering 10th grade)
Machon: "institute" (entering 12th grade, act as Counselor in training)
the year between Olim and Machon campers can go on the L'Dor V'Dorprogram which is a NFTY trip to Israel
Sessions
There are two four week sessions, campers can stay for either the first session, the second session or they can stay both sessions. K'Tanim is only available in the second session of the summer and is broken up into two two-week sessions.