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Visit Our Herzl Camp Website
715-866-8177
campoffice[AT]herzlcamp.org
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7260 Mickey Smith Parkway
Webster, Wisconsin 54893
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
4330 Cedar Lake Road South
Minneapolis, MN 55416
CAMP VIDEO LINK:
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CAMPER AGES: 8-17
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway.
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
AFFILIATION(S): Jewish.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION:
Herzl Camp is a welcoming, independent camp where young people become self-reliant, create lasting Jewish friendships, and develop commitment and love for Judaism and Israel. Herzl Camp creates a vibrant Jewish community of future leaders.
SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPERS: At Herzl Camp, we strive to include all Jewish youth. Thanks to our recent capital campaign, our camp is fully accessible for campers with physical challenges. Campers with cognitive or emotional challenges are also welcomed into our camp program. Campers with special diets or other health considerations can often succeed at camp, too.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Waterfront/Aquatics, Wilderness/Nature, Sailing, Fine Arts/Crafts, Theater, Video/Filmmaking/Photography, Swimming, Volleyball, Soccer, Tennis, Weightloss, Basketball, Baseball, and more.
CAMP LOCATION: We are located on beautiful Devil's Lake in NW Wisconsin. Please visit our website for camp photos and videos.
CAMP FACILITIES: We have 24 cabins, a multi purpose Chadar, indoor/outdoor basketball courts, Ulam (theater), and magnificent beach. In 2013, we completed our Beit Ruach, a brand-new 12,000 sq. ft. gym with amazing spaces for dance and yoga besides 2 basketball courts, another new Haks (showerhouse), a new building to added to Amanut (arts and crafts), a bigger and better Marpeah (infirmary), and some new staff housing for professional staff like our new Rabbi.
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: Located on 120 acres in Webster, WI on the shores of Devils Lake, Herzl Camp is accredited with the American Camping Association and offers summers filled with friendship and fun! Just 2 hours north of the Twin Cities, campers and staff come from Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado, Indiana, Tennessee, Canada, Israel, Hawaii and beyond to try something new and to take part in long-standing Herzl traditions.
Explore our website to learn more about our camp, and then call us to discuss your child’s interests. We’re looking forward to getting to know you.
Health & Safety
Herzl Camp provides medical coverage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at camp with full-time nurses and doctors. Our Marpeah (Health Center) staff care for all routine health issues at camp without charge. Emergency services are provided at nearby Burnett County Medical Center, a fully-equipped trauma center. Campers who take medications regularly must receive their prescriptions through our specialty prescription service.
Food
We serve three healthy, nutritious kosher meals and a Nosh (snack) each day. Whole grains, fresh veggies and ripe fruit are on the menu for every meal. Meals are served family-style with vegetarian options for all meals.
Judaics at Camp
As an independent, pluralistic camp, we’ve created uniquely "Herzl" Jewish programming and education, including daily Limmudim or T'fillot. Shabbat services are led by a different camper program each week with guidance from our Chinuch staff. At Herzl Camp, Conservative, Reconstructionist, Reform, and Modern Orthodox children pray and learn together daily.
Shabbat is a restful time at Herzl and rich with tradition. We dress in white and welcome Shabbat with song and a caravan to services. Candles are lit. Hands are washed. Kiddush. Motzi. A delicious meal followed by Birkat and singing. The Torah is read every week. Throughout Shabbat, we alter our activities to make the day more restful, more reverent, and different from the rest of the week. Shabbat ends with the entire camp participating in Havdala together.
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS OR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: Herzl Camp Financial Aid - Through generous donations from our friends and alumni, Herzl Camp offers need-based financial aid. If your child wants to be at camp, we’ll work with you to make it happen. Fill out our short application and return it to us with the supporting documentation by February 15. To preserve your privacy, applications are reviewed in an anonymous process.
FAMILY CAMP SESSION(S): Family Camp (all ages) August 8-12
Family Camp weekend is a meaningful vacation for families, parents and grandparents. Family Camp’s relaxed atmosphere provides a unique opportunity to share the magic of Herzl Camp as a family. It is a perfect way to introduce future campers to the Herzl experience, a chance for current campers to introduce their parent(s) to Herzl Camp and a way for all families to experience Jewish camping together.
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Taste (3rd-4th grade) July 9-July 15
Noar (4th & 5th grade) June 18-July 1
Tzofim (7th & 8th grade) June 18-July 8
Teva Adventure (7th & 8th grade) July 9-July 15
Herzl Ultimate (5th-8th grad) July 9-July 15
Teva Trek (10th & 11th grade) June 18-July 8
Ha'atid Aleph (5th & 6th grade) June 18-July 8
B'yachad (10th & 11th grade) June 26-August 7
Kadimah (9th grade) July 3-August 7
Ha'atid Bet (5th & 6th grade) July 17-August 7
Yesod (7th grade) July 17-August 7
Habonim (8th grade) July 17-August 7
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