By: Chaya Feldstein I’ve been looking forward to the sixth annual Camp HASC Experience Day since the beginning of the summer. It is an invitation that unifies Klal Yisroel; staff families, friends, and neighbors from varying communities are...
Read moreSimchaton 5780 – A Real Kiddush Hashem!
Another fantastic & uplifting Simchaton at Camp HASC! Over 300 campers, staff and families enjoyed a beautiful yom tov together. Thank you to Baila, Rav Daniel and the entire dedicated Simchaton Staff for another incredible experience.
Read moreRav Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia ~ Visits Camp HASC!
It was a great honor for us to host Rav Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia ~ Thank you for spending the day with us!
Read moreRussia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar Visits Camp HASC
Originally seen on https://boropark24.com/russias-chief-rabbi-berel-lazar-visits-camp-hasc/ Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar arrived from Moscow last week Thursday for a brief visit marking the 25th yartzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbos...
Read moreDancing Through Barriers
The old African-American street musician shivered as he stood outside the concert hall under Madison Square Garden, waiting for the show to end. Finally, the exit doors opened, and his eyes widened. The crowd pouring out looked more like they...
Read moreWhere Simcha Meets Torah
By: Rav Daniel Eisenberg While it is well known that Camp HASC is a place where over 300 special campers and their devoted staff affectionately call their summer home, it is less known that many call it their “Simchat Torah home” as well. That’s...
Read moreA Kollel Like No Other
(Courtesy of Camp HASC) Camp HASC’s Toras Chesed kollel differs from other kollels in a significant and uniquely beautiful way: It is integrated in a manner that is not typical elsewhere and which represents inclusion at its very best. Each...
Read moreTo Zev’s HASC Counselors
By: Dena Kinderlehrer (Editor’s Note: The letter below was written last week by Dena Kinderlehrer, the wife of JLNJ Co-Publisher and Founder Moshe Kinderlehrer. It was presented to the counselors last Friday before HASC ended and we have decided...
Read moreRav Binyamin Eisenberger Visits Camp HASC
By: Yehuda Meir Horowicz Erev Shabbos, Parashas Va’Eschanan, saw lots of commotion and bustle took place in Camp HASC, with tents, tables, and chairs being assembled along with a podium and microphone. This commotion was in preparation to welcome...
Read moreDownpours But Not A Cloud In The Sky at Camp HASC
By Motty Landau There are showers galore, but not a cloud in the sky. It’s the perfect summer day. Bright and sunny with a pleasant breeze. Yet I’m caught in a downpour. I’m once again at Camp HASC, attending Camp Experience Day, and it’s raining...
Read moreVisiting Day at Camp HASC
By Judith Komarow Chassidish, Modern Orthodox, yeshivish — Jewish families of all stripes — all come together on one campus. Must be some big Jewish unity event! Well, sort of. It’s visiting day at Camp HASC. You see, Camp HASC is a...
Read moreParksville, New York: The Real ‘City of Angels’
By: Davida Goldstein Parksville, New York, is home to the celebrated Camp HASC for children and adults with special needs. Just about everyone in the Jewish community knows someone who has been a camper, counselor or support staffer at this place...
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