Camp Nehirim for Men
August 22–26, 2012
Easton Mountain, Greenwich NY
Register starting in May 2012.
It’s the gayest Jewish summer camp ever! Now in its second year, the Nehirim Summer Camp is five days of swimming, hiking, volleyball, river tubing, campfires, hot tubbing, cookouts, delicious food, inspiring workshops, and that special Nehirim ruach (spirit) of community and spirituality. Imagine the best of Jewish summer camp… but everyone’s gay!
The summer camp program takes place at the Easton Mountain Retreat Center in upstate New York. Easton has a swimming pool, miles of hiking trails, sauna, hot tub, a gorgeous lakeside setting, and hotel-style accommodations. (Sure, it’s summer camp, but we’re not going to stay in bunks!) Camp Nehirim is a little “lighter” than the average Nehirim retreat — we’ll still be building warm & supportive community with one another, but we’ll have fewer workshops and more time outside, a little less organized spiritual practice and a little more sports, swimming, and free time. Last year’s schedule is below for reference.
The program runs from Wednesday afternoon through Sunday afternoon, with an optional trip in the Saratoga Springs area on Sunday afternoon after camp concludes. There is also the option to come only for Friday through Sunday for $100 less.
Registration and Pricing
Registration fees, including all room & board, are as follows:
| Accommodation | Full 5-day Program | Weekend Only |
| Camping /commuter | $375 | $275 |
| Dorm Cabin | $475 | $375 |
| Quad | $550 | $450 |
| Double | $675 | $575 |
| Single | $775 | $675 |
Register before July 10th to take advantage of our $50 off Early Bird Discount. All prices are automatically discounted on the registration page and will go up on July 11th. Don’t miss this great opportunity — register now!
There is a limited amount of financial aid available for this retreat — find out more and apply online at www.nehirim.org/aid. The financial aid application deadline for Camp Nehirim is July 22th, 2011.
Register starting in May 2012.
2011 Schedule (for Reference)
Retreat Directors
Special Information
There are some new details that differ from past programs.
- The Easton Mountain kitchen is not kosher. At present, our plan is to provide vegetarian food most of the time, and a strictly kosher meat barbecue for two meals, with hechsher-kosher catered options available for all who request them in advance. However, if enough people request kosher food on their registration forms, we will kasher Easton’s kitchen (Orthodox mashgiach) and serve kosher food on new dishes. We will make this decision on July 1, so please register early if you’d like this option!
- Our current plan is to offer one set of services in the Renewal style. Please see our halachic information page for more detail about Nehirim’s halachic practice.
- Easton Mountain does not have an eruv, but if there is sufficient interest, we’ll have an eruv-building party on Friday morning.
- Massage and other healing services will be available for an additional fee.
- Easton Mountain’s swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, and outdoor showers are clothing-optional.
- We will be sharing space with Easton’s residential community, consisting of 15-20 residents and summer volunteers, all of whom are men who love other men. This is why our program is open to men only this year; next year, if there is sufficient demand, we will have either a co-ed camp or a women’s camp in addition.
Transportation. Easton is accessible by Amtrak train to Albany. Easton staff will arrange pickups at the train station Wednesday at 2:15pm (Depart New York Penn Station at 11:45am) and Friday at 3:15pm (Depart New York Penn Station at 12:45pm). Expensive taxis are available at other times. We will drop you off at the train station Sunday at 2:00pm (arrive NYC at 4:35pm). In our experience, there are always enough rides back to New York City, so we suggest buying one-way tickets only — but that’s up to you!
To offer or request rides to/from your area, please visit our rideboard at www.nehirim.org/board. Many people are coming from New York City — if you have space in your car, please do put your name on the ride board. It’s a mitzvah!
Questions? Ask us. (info[at]nehirim.org)
Register starting in May 2012.