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Cornerstone 2025
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Tuesday, May 20
 

9:00am EDT

Ascending with Awe
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will step into nature to best practice the sensation of awe and why that matters especially during camp.
Speakers
avatar for Josh Lake

Josh Lake

Educator, he/him
Josh Lake received a Masters Degree in Jewish Education from The Jewish Theological Seminary. He is the founder and principal operator of Outdoor Jewish Adventures, a company whose goal is to explore Creation and the role Jews play as partners in Creation. Josh works with teachers... Read More →
avatar for Zach Snyder

Zach Snyder

Educator, he/him/Zach
Zach, MA LMHC, A resident of Seattle Washington is passionate about positive youth development, whimsy and a good snack. Zach spent his childhood summers in the gaga pits of Camp Solomon Schechter, eventually graduating the pits to become a Counselor, Challenge Course director, unit... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Blessings for All Bodies (feat: Fat Torah)
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will explore the blessings our bodies hold for us and our relationship to them using body mapping, texts from Fat Torah, affirmations, and small group sharing.
Speakers
avatar for JessAnn Smith

JessAnn Smith

Educator, she/her/any
JessAnn Smith is a queer Jewish educator, producer, and teaching artist based in NYC and has been a Faculty Educator with Foundation for Jewish Camp since 2023. In addition to her current role as program coordinator for the Teen + Young Adult Mental Health Initiative at the Marlene... Read More →
avatar for Rachel Figurasmith

Rachel Figurasmith

Educator, she/her
Rachel Figurasmith is a nonprofit executive, disability inclusion advocate and long-time Jewish educator. Rachel's professional time is spent primarily leading organizations through periods of transition as an interim leader. She also trains nonprofit professionals and educators on... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

From Abstract to Insight: Connecting with Prayer Through Art
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will we will use art materials to create large abstract shapes. By focusing more closely we will notice what emerges for each of us. Through this creative exploration, we'll discover how focusing our attention can help us connect more deeply with ourselves and with prayer.
Speakers
avatar for Jill Stepak

Jill Stepak

Educator, she/her
Jill Stepak is an educator, instructional designer, musician, artist, and a proud Camp Interlaken JCC alum. For the past twenty years, Jill has worked to integrate arts, Jewish learning, and educational theories in a variety of settings, from synagogues to camps, schools, and for-profits... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Get in Here: a Physical Practice of Yoga
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will notice how our bodies show up, using mindful breath alongside the physical practice of yoga. This active yoga practice will build awareness of our here and now. Dress for comfortable movement.
Speakers
avatar for Becca Sykes

Becca Sykes

Advisor, she/her
Becca Sykes offers dynamic coaching and workshops rooted in yoga, theater, and text-study that build experience in values-based learning. Her love of experiential education comes from decades at summer camps in North America, where it's possible to build one's creativity and connection... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Hineini Nature Observation Maps
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will practice mindfulness in nature through the practice of sitting in the woods and recording the things we notice. We will spend our time attuning our attention to the natural world and then creating visual representations of where we are in the vast world of sounds, sights, and smells of nature.
Speakers
avatar for Akiko Yonekawa

Akiko Yonekawa

Educator, she/her
Aki Yonekawa is a Jewish educator who lives mostly in Massachusetts, sometimes in California, and all the time in a state of wonder. She grew up going to the Wilshire Blvd. Temple Camps and worked at Camp JCA Shalom and Camp Alonim. Her current camp gig is a program for 20-29 year-olds... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Imagining Camp in a Climate-Changed Future
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will harness the power of imagination to envision camp in a future impacted by climate change and become familiar with climate emotions, including hope and joy.
Speakers
avatar for Lawrence Wagner

Lawrence Wagner

FJC Fellow, he/him
Lawrence is stoked to be part of the third FJC Fellowship cohort, working on wellness, belonging, and inclusion initiatives. Originally from Kansas City, he attended Ramah in the Rockies as a camper for several summers, completing Jewish Outdoor Leadership Institute (JOLI) in 2017... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Logs, Loops, and L'identity
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will create representations of who we are in this moment as individuals and who we are collectively, engaging in collage, musical exploration, and through building community campfires.
Speakers
avatar for Carly Colen

Carly Colen

Cornerstone Alumni Board (CAB), she/her
Carly Colen is a Cornerstone Alumni Board (CAB) Siyyum member and she lives and breathes camp. She has spent 12 summers at Beber Camp as a camper, counselor, and then Division Leader, and this will be her 6th year of Cornerstone after taking on roles as a Fellow, Senior Fellow, Event... Read More →
avatar for Alex Bennett

Alex Bennett

Cornerstone Alumni Board (CAB), she/they
Alex Bennett received her Bachelor of Arts in Drama with a minor in Jewish Studies from University of California, Irvine in 2022. Alex discovered their passion for Jewish communal work in college through her involvement and presidencies with Hillel and Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority... Read More →
avatar for Morgan Morris

Morgan Morris

Cornerstone Alumni Board (CAB), he/him
Morgan is a MSW student from Scotland, with a passion for Jewish Summer Camp. He has worked at Beber since 2018 in a variety of roles, and is currently their Teen Leadership Director. In this role, Morgan works with teens to develop their leadership skills in their transition from... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Making the Secular Holy: Secular Music & Jewish Prayer
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will listen to secular music that connects to our morning liturgy, breaking down the barrier between the "holy" and the "mundane".
Speakers
avatar for Joel Swedlove

Joel Swedlove

Educator, he/him
Joel is a product of the Jewish Summer Camp. His parents met at UAHC Camp Swig and he believes deeply in the importance of summer camp to the American Jewish community.Joel has coached Basketball for both boys and girls at the middle and high school levels with multiple appearances... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Middot Bracelets (Swiftie-Inspired)
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will string together connections between who we are, who we want to be, and Jewish values, while also stringing together a physical representation of those values.
Speakers
avatar for Sara Beth Berman

Sara Beth Berman

Senior Fellow Faculty, she/her
Sara Beth Berman is an enthusiastic member of Foundation for Jewish Camp Cornerstone team, the Director of Youth and Family Education at Temple Shaaray Tefila in New York City, and an experiential education consultant. Sara Beth Berman is a writer, podcaster, and storyteller, has... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Moving Mindfulness: Qigong to Start Your Day
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will begin the day with a wonderful mind body practice to center, stretch, energize, and empower us. Utilizing gentle movements, breath work, self-massage, and guided visualization, we'll enjoy this ancient (made modern) health and wellness practice.
Speakers
avatar for Natalie Goldfein

Natalie Goldfein

Advisor, she/her
Natalie Goldfein relishes helping people learn about themselves and others. She believes we create a better world for all by bringing our Uniqueness to all we do. As President of NGCC: Natalie Goldfein Coaching & Consulting, Natalie is a teacher, life coach and consultant with over... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

People of Many Books (and Art and Music and...)
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will practice creative text study, putting different Jewish and Jewish-adjacent voices (including our own!) in conversation across generations, genres, and gifts.
Speakers
avatar for Sarra Alpert

Sarra Alpert

Educator, she/her
Sarra Alpert is the Chief Institute Officer at Avodah, directing Avodah's Institute for Social Change which supports Jewish communal leaders in the ongoing transformation of making our communal spaces, policies, programs and practices more just, inclusive, and engaged in the world... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Sacred Photography
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will train our eyes to see beauty wherever we look and capture it with our cameras.
Speakers
avatar for Pesach Stadlin

Pesach Stadlin

Educator, he/him
Pesach is a founding member and Rabbi of Eden Village Summer Camps. He is a big fan of creator and creation, and his favorite spiritual postures are closeness and balance. He has lived up in the Redwood trees, on sailboats, and led 17 international trips with American Jewish World... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Soulful Breaths, Sacred Words: Meditating with the Psalms
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will join in a breathwork experience where we'll use the poetry of the Psalms as a guide to grounding, reflection, and renewal. Through mindful breathing and sacred words, we'll awaken our souls, find deeper connection, and create space for spiritual and emotional well-being to jumpstart your day at camp!
Speakers
avatar for Tony J. Westbrook, Jr.

Tony J. Westbrook, Jr.

Educator, he/him
Tony J. Westbrook, Jr. is an award-winning Jewish educator, activist, and community leader with an infectious passion for justice and Jewish life. Based in Los Angeles, Tony has spent his career bridging Jewish values with social justice, leading everything from national service-learning... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Tea and Mindfulness
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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In this session we will start our day with inspiration and wellness by crafting tea with Jewish herbs and learning the Rambam's blessings, blending health, mindfulness, and tradition.
Speakers
avatar for Tomer Moked

Tomer Moked

Educator, he/him
Tomer is a certified life and career coach (MCI) for performing arts professionals. He earned his degrees in Acting, Directing, and Theater Education from the Kibbutzim College of Tel Aviv. He is trained as an actor and graduated from Beit Zvi College of Performing Arts of Israel... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
  Morning Motivation

9:00am EDT

Tzitzit Making — Learn to Tie Your Own Set!
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
TBA
In this session we will learn how to tie our own set of traditional tzitzit (ritual fringes on four cornered garments).
Speakers
avatar for Meir Balofsky

Meir Balofsky

Educator, he/him
Meir Balofsky is doing what he can for the good of the Jewish people and is having a really fun time doing it. During the academic year, he is the Director of Experiential Education at Israel XP, at Bar Ilan University gap year program. During the summer, he is the staff support and... Read More →
Tuesday May 20, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
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  Morning Motivation
 
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