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Hoop dreams, with hijab

By Liz Kineke — September 7, 2023
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (RNS) — At a camp called Hooping in Faith, young women build confidence in their identities as athletes and faithful Muslims.

How ‘Vacation Interfaith School’ helped build connections in Maryland

By Liz Kineke — September 16, 2022
(RNS) — A camp like this one not only emphasizes a shared understanding among those of different faiths (or none), but it also has a way of breaking down silo walls.

The most Jewish thing that Ruth Bader Ginsburg ever did

By Jeffrey Salkin — September 20, 2020
(RNS) — What made RBG? You might be surprised.

Campers test positive for COVID-19 after attending evangelical youth camp in Texas

By Kathryn Post — July 23, 2020
(RNS) — One parent whose daughter tested positive after attending the Christian camp in early July said she’d heard of at least 80 other campers who tested positive for the virus.

New England’s first atheist summer camp launches, raising questions about atheist youth education

By Chris Stedman — May 5, 2014
This summer Camp Quest, a trailblazing summer camp for the children of nontheistic parents, will launch its first camp in New England. Program Director Paul Chiariello speaks with RNS about education for atheist youth and why they're not “indoctrinating” children.

Leaders push for free Jewish preschool in US, Canada

By Lauren Markoe — October 24, 2013
(RNS) To keep younger Jews connected to Judaism, top Jewish leaders are pushing free Jewish preschool for all Jewish American children -- what they call a “Jewish Head Start.”
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