Camp JRF is in the middle of a very aggressive campaign to raise more than $7 million in order to fund our home on the Aaron and Marjorie Ziegelman Campus. The foundation of our campaign is a $1 million lead gift from Aaron and Marjorie Ziegelman of New York. With that gift, we have been able to secure substantial donations from across the Reconstructionist movement. Camp JRF has received the enthusiastic support of the entire movement in this endeavor, including endorsement by the full leadership of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, and the movement as a whole. We now look to expand our reach and raise support from the greater Jewish community, as this project is truly beneficial to the future of the entire Jewish people.

Camp JRF has already received support from major organizations in the larger Jewish community. We are honored to be the recipient of support from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. With their help, we have been able to secure additional staff and consultants in order to become more aggressive in both our campaign and in our preparations for ongoing growth on the site. Coupled with the support of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, which has provided invaluable support in our planning and in publicizing our efforts, Camp JRF is poised to take full advantage of the site as well as the energy and expertise of our friends and supporters.

It has been some time since leaders in the Jewish community have had an opportunity to make a transformational impact on the future of the North American Jewish experience. Together, we can make this camp a reality. To paraphrase our sages: If we do not do this for ourselves, nobody will do it for us. If we do not respond to the challenge, we are not meeting our obligation to future generations. If we do not do it now, the opportunity may pass us by.

For more information about how you can support the exciting growth of Camp JRF, please contact Rabbi Isaac Saposnik, Director, at isaposnik@jrf.org / 215-885-5601 x12.