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Overnight Camp
Camp accepts special needs children on a case by case basis.
Session Lengths: 2 Weeks, 4 Weeks
If your child loves sports and wants to advance his or her skills in a supportive camp environment, you’ve found the perfect camp. During our two and four-week sessions, campers focus on developing athletic skills and improving as teammates in their sport of choice – Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Softball, Volleyball, or Girls Lacrosse.
Our focus is sports, yet balanced with fun and traditional Jewish camp excitement. Each day includes skills and drills plus competitive game play, with a focus on improving as individuals and teammates.
As a compliment to our emphasis on skill development, our camp is guided by Jewish values and the meaningful way they integrate into the athletic and community experience. We believe the life skills learned through sports are as important as the sports skills themselves.
Josh Steinharter is the Director for the JCC Maccabi Sports Camp. Josh previously served as the Athletic Program Manager for Youth & Coach Development at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, a position he held since January 2006. Read More
In this capacity, he oversaw the day-to-day operation of sports teams, classes and camps, serving nearly 2000 youth per year as well as managing up to 70 hourly coaches. His responsibilities included designing and leading staff training (JCCSF Coaching Academy), overseeing daily practices, providing feedback and guiding each coach’s development.
Starting in 2008, Josh served as the Delegation Head for Team San Francisco in the JCC Maccabi Games. In 2009, Josh led the local delegation as the JCCSF hosted the Games. He recruited over 250 local athletes and 55 volunteer coaches to participate in the Games. He led the delegation to Denver in 2010 and to the first ever JCC Maccabi Games in Israel in the summer of 2011.
Josh was the co-creator and manager for the JCCSF Fellowship in Sports Leadership, the most significant legacy program of the 2009 Games. The Fellowship engages aged-out Maccabi athletes in a nine-month leadership development program taught through the lens of coaching youth sports.
Josh was a proud member of JCC Association’s Merrin Teen Professional Fellowship. The Fellowship is an esteemed program designed to develop leadership skills, enhance the profile of JCC program leaders, enrich Jewish identity and help participants further define their career path.
Having spent 9 years at Goldman Union Camp Institute in Zionsville, Indiana as a camper and counselor, Josh is intimately aware of the impact camp has on the individual and the path it sets for a Jewish life. Previous to the JCCSF, Josh has worked in sales, marketing and customer service giving him a broad knowledge of the necessary ingredients to run a successful business.
Mara’s passion for Jewish summer camp began at a young age. She attended Camp Solomon Schechter as a camper and staff member, and then worked for 6 years at Camp Wise, first as a Unit Supervisor and then as the Director of Jewish Education. During her first summer on staff, Mara realized that working at camp was more than just a “fun summer job” – it was an opportunity to gain valuable skills and professional experience. Read More
One of the only summers that Mara didn’t spend at camp was 2010 because she was living 7,000 miles away in Rwanda. Mara volunteered for 12 months at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village in Rwanda, a residential high school that serves 500 vulnerable teenage orphans. Shortly after her return to the US in December 2010, she was hired by Agahozo-Shalom as the Manager of Volunteer Services and worked for 2 years leading their service-learning trips and the long-term volunteer program.
Hailing from the great Inland Northwest city of Spokane, WA, Mara moved to NYC in 2002 and spent the next 11 years working in a variety of Jewish organizations and solidifying her status as a “professional Jew”. She has worked at the Foundation for Jewish Camp, the Teva Learning Center, and Congregation Ansche Chesed. Her freelance portfolio also includes work with JCC Association, FJC’s Cornerstone Seminar, Keshet, the Evaded Issues project, and Jewish Chicks Rock.
Mara is an avid road cyclist and bike commuter, has competed in 2 triathlons, loves to cook, and in her spare time can often be found planning her next travel adventure.
Brent comes to JCC Maccabi Sports Camp from the East Coast where he worked as the Youth Engagement Coordinator and Teen Travel Adventure Camp Director at JCC Rockland in West Nyack, New York.
Brent is extremely passionate about the JCC Maccabi Experience and previously served as the Rockland County Delegation Head for the JCC Maccabi Games® and the Jr. Maccabi Games. In 2015, Brent launched the Mini Maccabi Games, a northeast regional sports tournament for 9 and 10 year old Jewish athletes. During his two years as Games Director, the tournament continued to grow bringing together over 200 Jewish athletes from 10 different JCCs.
Brent started his camp career working at Camp Ramaquois in upstate New York. Many of Brent’s fondest memories and greatest friends come from his time spent working at day camp.
Brent is an active volunteer for The American Camp Association and SCOPE: Summer Camp Opportunities to Promote Education, a non-profit organization that provides children from underserved communities with a summer camp experience.
In his role at JCC Maccabi Sports Camp, Brent aims to make the magic of camp come alive through a variety of different programs. He is a true summer camp enthusiast and believes that camp provides kids with the skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century. Brent feels truly blessed to be able to combine both his passion for Jewish life with his never-ending love for summer camp.
In his free time, you can typically find Brent at the local Starbucks reading a book or writing.
