Winkle’s Blog

Ely, Rachel, and Sam have their passports ready and will be traveling overseas this month! Rachel will be traveling to England, Sam will be going to Israel, and Ely will be going to both England and Israel. All will be meeting and training with our staff who will be at camp this summer. Sam will […] Learn More ›

The festive holiday of Purim begins on Monday, March 6th and ends the evening of Tuesday, March 7th. This is a joyous holiday that is filled with yummy triangle cookies called hamantaschen, reading the Book of Esther from a Megillah (scroll), dressing up, and also some good deeds as well. There are four mitzvot that […] Learn More ›

Every year, JUF of Chicago’s Springboard department recognizes and honors exceptional teens from across Chicagoland for their commitment and dedication to the Jewish community and beyond. This past fall over 70 teens were nominated to be recognized as 18 Under 18. We are so proud of Alexa Turner and Hannah Dalinka on being honored as […] Learn More ›

Calling all Chicago area Jewish teens in 9th-12th grade! This month, March 27th-31st, join Camp Chi and Springboard for our Spring Break College Road Trip! The College Road Trip provides Chicago-area Jewish teens (9th-12th grades) of all backgrounds an opportunity to travel, see awesome colleges and have plenty of fun along the way. You’ll get […] Learn More ›

Even though it has been quite a while, I clearly remember my summers as a camp counselor. I first agreed to be a counselor because being a camper was so much fun and it seemed that being a counselor would be even more fun. I soon discovered that being a counselor was a little more […] Learn More ›

Some tell tale signs of summer approaching are usually the temperatures rising and the days getting longer. But now the temperatures are dropping and it starts getting dark before most of our campers get home from school, but have no fear, camp is still quickly approaching. That’s right we’re running our Winter Camp this winter […] Learn More ›