Articles from Ruben Arquilevich

The Jewish News of Northern California

Ruben Arquilevich, executive director of URJ Camp Newman, with his new good luck charm: a hamsa from the ashes of the fire-ravaged summer camp. (Photo/Courtesy URJ Camp Newman)

I found my good luck charm in the ashes of Camp Newman

by Ruben Arquilevich March 5, 2018

I was 13 years old, standing with my arms draped around my campmates. We had just completed a two-week Jewish backpacking trip, and were doing siyum (a concluding program), when our […]