[HANASHIR:12186] Re: Songleading Job for NEXT Summer (!)

[eric komar <ekomar...>]

Chevrei -

This message is in no way intended to bad-mouth Cedar Lake or offend anyone
associated with it, but I felt it would be irresponsible not to inform you
of the following caveats.

I accepted the songleader job for this camp 7 years ago, only to find that
the music program althogether, let alone the *Jewish* music program, was
barely on its feet. Song sessions were only a couple times a week, and they
were purely secular in nature - from Indigo Girls to "American Pie". Even
worse, I wasn't told until it was already too late that *every* staff
member - even specialists - are also counselors. All summer I lived in a
bunk with extremely rambunctious and not very respectful 14 year-old boys.
Needless to say, I did not return the following summer after having that
very unfulfilling experience. (I should add, though, that the staff I worked
with was very nice. Many of them were from England, Australia, and the like,
and it was fun getting to know them.)

I'm not saying that this is how it is at the camp now. A heck of a lot can
change in 7 years, and the director who sent this original email is
different then the director back then. Just wanted to warn anyone interested
in applying to make sure they ask the right questions about how strong the
camp music program is, what the campers should be expected to handle, and
what *exactly* their job description will be.

Best of luck and shanah tovah.

- Eric

----- Original Message -----
From: "Josh Miller" <jmiller (at) songleaders(dot)org>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:33 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:12183] Songleading Job for NEXT Summer (!)


> Hey All,
>
> I just received this from a Jewish summer camp director in New Jersey...
He
> is starting *very* early on the staff hunt for the summer of 2003!
> Interested folks should email he back directly at clc (at) 
> njycamps(dot)org(dot)
>
> - Josh Miller
>    Evanston, Illinois
>    jmiller (at) songleaders(dot)org
>
> >------- Forwarded message follows -------
> >Subject:                Song Leader for Cedar Lake Camp in Milford,PA
(1.5
> >hours from NY CIty)
> >Send reply to:          clc (at) njycamps(dot)org
> >Date sent:              Wed, 10 Jan 2001 15:24:01 -0500
> >
> >We are looking for a song leader at Cedar Lake Camp. We are part of
> >The New Jersey YM-YWHA Camps, the overnight camps of the JCC's of NEw
> >Jersey.
> >
> >CEdar Lake is a camp for children in grades 7-9. We have 550
> >campers of this age. It is an individual choice camp in which
> >campers are able to choose elective activities.
> >
> >The song leader's responsabilities will be: leading and teaching
> >songs
> >in the dining hall, doing some music activity periods during the day
> >and helping in leading Shabbat Services Friday nights and Saturday
> >mornings.
> >
> >The dates of camp are from June 19 to August 17,2001.
> >
> >We are offering an excellent salary, plus travel expenses and of
> >course room and board for the summer. We are willing to fly in the
> >right candidate from any distance(including the West Coast, Israel,
> >Europe).
> >
> >You can check out our website at: www.njycamps.org
> >
> >For more information contact Walter Synalovski At 973-575-3333
> >ext 124. Fax # 973-575-4188 and email at: clc (at) njycamps(dot)org
> >
> >------- End of forwarded message -------
>
>

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