In this warm, memory‑rich conversation, Rob sits down with longtime Tevya alumni Karen Friedberg Fass, whose family connection to Camp Tevya stretches back to 1951. Karen shares stories from her siblings’ early years at camp, her own arrival in 1961,…

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Host Rob Goodwin continues his conversation with Jeff Blasbalg, Cohen Camps board member and Tevya alum. In this second half, Jeff reflects on his introduction to camp in 1985, family traditions, visiting day memories, and the enduring magic of camp…

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In this episode, host Rob Goodwin welcomes Jeff Blasbalg, longtime Camp Tevya alum and current member of the Cohen Camps Board. Jeff shares his journey from camper in 1985 to leading the Community Engagement Committee today. Together, they reflect on…

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In this episode, Rob Goodwin reconnects with Scott Sparr, a seven-year Camp Tevya veteran whose journey spans camper days in the early ’70s to formative summers working in the kitchen. Scott shares a series of remarkable Tevya encounters — from…

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In this heartfelt and humorous episode, Rob Goodwin sits down with Lynn Shapiro-Eisenstein, a proud Tevya parent and alum, to explore the evolving culture of Camp Tevya across generations. From iconic Birya shirts to the changing rituals of visiting day,…

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Linda and Rob discuss memories going as far back as 1977, including Color War (Competition) and Game Day – Tel Noar, Bauercrest, Yavneh, YJ and Naticook.

The Bog area is now at the beginning of the Boys Area. Why? You had, for a couple of reasons, one of which being you had the smallest people in the boys area in the biggest bunk, and the biggest people in the boys area in the smallest bunk. And frankly, some of those big kids, when they were sort of isolated down there in what we knew as the Bog area, were, let's say, more likely to try and cause some trouble than if they were in bunk order. Like there is a logical progression of the buildings as well, where like bunk one starts at the beginning, goes all the way through