SAC Interview with Rabbi Benjy Owen by Ethan Marcus – 3 Generations of SAC
Ethan: You are a part of a family that has been involved with SAC for many years, correct? Rabbi Benjy Owen: Yes. My father, Ruben Owen, was the camp director for SAC in the 1970s before Camp Bishop, in Western Washington. And before that, my grandfather, Jack Behar was involved in a lot of youth […]
SAC Interview with Raphael Alcabes
SAC Interview with Raphael Alcabes 12/26/18 This month, we spoke with Raphael Alcabes, a lifelong SAC camper, about his special Bar Mitzvah experience while at SAC. Not only has Raph attended camp for over a decade, but he’s also come back as a counselor, head staffer, and most recently, Special Events and Night Activities Director […]
SAC Israel Day 2018
Yesterday was one of my favorite days of camp, Israel Day! It’s so beautiful and unifying to have everybody dressed up in blue and white, waving around Israeli flags, and dancing and singing to Hebrew songs all day long. Breakfast was amazing, with our chef Shuli’s authentic Shakshuka. After our daily cabin clean up time, […]
Sephardic Baking (and Cooking) at SAC
SAC wouldn’t be SAC without the Sephardic Baking activities that bring out the delicious part of our unique heritage and culture. Again this year we were lucky enough to have Nona Jeanne Maimon join us to teach a Yapraka making chug! Our campers and staff just LOVE to bake (and eat) our traditional Sephardic delicacies! […]
Un Anyo Mas, Un Sehel Mas – Another year, Another Piece of Wisdom by Ethan Marcus
This year at SAC, we’ve brought Sephardic pride and education into our camp program like never before! Our Camp theme, “From Spain to SAC”, is giving us the incredible chance to teach our campers from around the world about the beauty of our shared Sephardic identity, culture, and values. Each bunk is named after a Sephardic city […]
