Camp Gadol
Summer Camp for Kids at Heart!
Summer 2025 registration is LIVE!
A one-week, half-day camp experience for active adults of all ages
Monday-Friday, June 9-13
10:00am – 2:00pm
Ages: 18+
Adults, come for a week of pure joy, connection, and creative exploration at Camp Gadol! Whether you cherished childhood summers at day camp, sleepaway, or even dreamt of a summer camp experience, Camp Gadol is your chance to recapture that carefree spirit. The theme of camp is Tikkun Olam – repairing the world – one action and one day at a time. We’ll practice self-care and improvement and explore ways to mend brokenness locally (at home and in our community) and globally (in Israel and around the world).
Dive into themed days that each include three hands-on activities such as arts and crafts, sports and dancing, engaging discussions and presentations – all while forging friendships and creating unforgettable summer memories. Lunch each day is on us! Join us for a week of nostalgia and rejuvenation at the J’s Camp for “big” kids (at heart!).
Camp Schedule:
Day 1: Ha’Atzama – Self-Improvement
Welcome to Camp Ice Breaker
Make a Braided Friendship Bracelet or Key Chain
Self-Awareness Exercises with Sharon Alman, LCSW
Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop with Rabbi Sarah Tasman*
Day 2: Shalom Bayit – Home Improvement
Create a Mandala
Jewish Learning – Peace in the Home with Jewish Educator Zina Segal
Art Project – Floral Candle Holder for the Home with artist Sarah Berry
Water Movement in the Pool with Cindy Marisch
Day 3: Kol Ami – Community
Game – It Takes a Village
Learn about a Local Organization
Assemble Felt Blankets for Hospice Patients
Stretch Class with Cindy Marisch
Day 4: Am Yisroel Chai – Israel
Play Backgammon
Kintsugi Activity with Shari Berman
Israeli Cooking with Dean Bagdadi
Israeli Dance
Day 5: Shabbat Shalom – Tikkun Olam
Shabbat around the World
Braid Your Own Challah
Design & Personalize a Challah Board
Kabbalat Shabbat: Music & Songs with Song Leader Leah Koenig
Weekly Fee: $240 JCC Members; $260 Non-members
To register, click here.
Questions? Contact Shari.Berman@theJ.org or 703.537.3068.