But we owe an even greater debt to our children. Costing far less than a trip to Israel, we must insure that every Jewish child spends at least one summer at a Jewish camp. The benefits would be immediate. After one summer, our kids would be able to describe a place where all their friends were Jewish, sang Hebrew songs and played hard at the very same time. And all of this happening without a television.
Jewish camping is more than a luxury.
It is a foundation for Jewish education in the diaspora. Because it is a necessity, we must do the necessary adult task of funding it thoroughly and ensuring its growth and development.