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In the summer of 2000, social psychologists Amy L. Sales and Leonard Saxe, along with a team of colleagues, spent several days at each of twenty Jewish summer camps located throughout the United States. They spoke to camp directors, counselors, and other staff members, and they closely observed daily life, including mealtimes, special activities, and Sabbath rituals. The result of their investigation is this enlightening book. In addition to the rich ethnographic material gleaned from their participant-observation field study, the authors offer a national census of Jewish residential camps, organizational analyzes of camps, and social psychological surveys of the attitudes and motivations of the young adults who work at camps. "How Goodly Are Thy Tents" provides a vivid snapshot of the world of Jewish summer camps. <p>Jewish camps are often divided into two classes, those that are considered "educational camps" and others that are presumably non-educational. However, the authors believe that every Jewish camp has the potential to socialize Jewish children and young adults into k'lal Yisrael (the Jewish people). After documenting how the camp environment and the relationships formed

Author

Amy L. Sales, Leonard Saxe, Amy L Sales

Publisher

Lebanon, N.H.: Brandeis University Press in association with The Avi Chai Foundation, published by University Press of New England

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781584653479

Subjects

Judaism, Education, Religion

Updated

2026-03-24