By Tommy Friedlich, CBB of Ottawa Alumnus 04/16/2021 The CBBO Network In March 2020, just a few days before the country first went into lockdown, I was midway through my first year of Law School at the University of Ottawa. The University and law...
Read moreWhy Summer Camp Matters Now More Than Ever
By Lianna Krantzberg, Assistant Director of Junior Camper Care 02/24/2021 In life, people often talk about the different hats they wear. For me, these hats would be Elementary Teacher, dance instructor, and Assistant Director at CBB; but when I...
Read moreCBBO Launches New “Life & Legacy” Program
Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa, along with thirteen other local Jewish organizations, have made a commitment to work together in support of the future of the Ottawa Jewish community. Together with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF), we are...
Read moreThe Feeling of Coming “Home”
By Marnie Gontovnick, Alumni Coordinator 01/28/2019 Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa has been home to thousands of people – campers, staff and supervisors – for almost 85 years. Once we make the decision to leave home and spend our summers...
Read moreCamp as a Formative Jewish Experience
By Larry Ginsburg, Head of Jewish Life What is a Jewish experience? I mean, truly, beyond the synagogue, beyond the classroom – what do we want when we say that we hope our kids are “experiencing Jewishness”? In many cases, what it comes...
Read morePreparing First Time Campers
By Justin Shulman, Assistant Director With less than 8 weeks left until camp, it won’t be long before CBB of Ottawa is in full swing with General Swim, A&C, Waterfront, and more. The lead up to camp is a busy one. It is right about now where...
Read morePrepare Your Kids for Camp: Things to Teach Them Before They Go
By Cindy Presser Benedek, Associate Director Although camp staff members are happy to provide assistance when needed, campers will learn more and feel better if they can do things for themselves. If you’re one of those parents who is...
Read moreA Lifetime of CBB
By Pam (Rosenberg) Swedko, Board Member Back in the 80s, when my life revolved around summers at CBB, there was no website with a perpetual countdown to the first day of camp, but we knew exactly how many days there were to go (maybe not to the...
Read moreCamp Connections that Last all Year
By Pam (Rosenberg) Swedko, Board Member Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa has taken the camp experience and extended it all year long by partnering with a number of Jewish agencies, being part of important community events and giving campers and their...
Read more#ThankstoCamp
By Abby (Gail) Greenberg, Head Office Administrator and Marketing Coordinator CBB is so excited to be among the many camps and organizations participating this year in the social media campaign for the #ThankstoCamp movement. #ThankstoCamp is a...
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