'Avodians' describe themselves as sharing a 'special bond.' Today, Avodians can be found throughout the United States and the World. Each year, a large number of campers travel from states like Florida, New Mexico, New Jersey and California, and from countries as far off as Israel, to spend their summers at Camp Avoda.Ĭamp Avoda is one of the only summer camps in the world, where any given summer, all or almost all counselors were once Avoda campers and successful graduates of the Avoda Counselor-in-Training (C.I.T.) program. However, not all campers live near the camp.

Most campers reside in New England, with the vast majority concentrated in the Greater Boston area. Almost all counselors were once campers at Camp Avoda, and most are typically college students. Each summer there are 32-40 junior and senior counselors ranging between ages 17–24. Camp Avoda has a 7½ week season, which includes a 3½ week long first session and a 4-week second session. Ken Shifman is currently the Executive Director of the Camp, a position Paul Davis has been in since the late 1960s he has been employed as an administrator since 1966, making him one of the longest serving camp directors in the United States. The small size of this camp grants it what many consider a very 'intimate' feeling. 'bungalow', the shower houses, two administrator cabins, and the 'OD shack' surround the large ball field, where all field sports are played. All 8 cabins, the recreation hall, the C.I.T. The camp is well known for its unique layout. However, more than half of that land is wooded area which is used for hiking, camping, and a high-elements ropes course which was constructed in 1999. It serves the needs of 125-150 campers per session.Ĭamp Avoda is located on a 60-acre (240,000 m 2) tract of land on Tispaquin Pond in Middleborough, Massachusetts. Today the camp is a non-profit entity operated by a Board of Directors and duly incorporated as Camp Avoda, Inc. Many bunks have had extensions annexed to them after the great rise in attendance in the middle 1990s.

Today the campers sleep in basic cabins which were built at various times between the late 1950s and early 1980s. Originally, the bunks were essentially 'huts' and had no screening or walls. The camp was established to serve the needs of underprivileged Jewish boys.

History Ĭamp Avoda was established in early 1927 by an organization then known as the Young Men's Hebrew Association. It has been in continuous operation since the summer of 1927, making it the oldest Jewish boys' camp in New England.

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