Get to know this year’s TELE facilitators and guest Intensive instructors! TELE is a unique and immersive experience that connects young people from all over the world in a virtual model that reflects our in-person Camp Rising Sun program. Meet the people who made it possible this summer!

Join us in congratulating the recipients of the 2025-26 GEJ Scholarship Awards! These CRS alums embody the values of leadership, excellence, and commitment to social justice across a variety of fields and disciplines. We congratulate them on all of their achievements and look forward to seeing what they do in the future! Please click to meet this year's scholarship recipients.

Check out photos from the CRS Summer 2025, Girls/Non-Binary Session!

Check out photos from the CRS Summer 2025, Boys/Non-Binary Session!

Meet Barry Fulton, LAJF’s new Executive Director! As a CRS alum, former Camp Director, and longtime board member, Barry’s journey with CRS comes full circle in this exciting new role. Barry shares more about what this role means to him in his welcome letter—click to read it!

Please join us on Saturday, October 25, 2025 for our 95th Anniversary Gala, where we will be honoring Bill Dubey and Helene Mattera for their decades of vision, care, and leadership. Read more here and register today!

Get to know our Summer 2025 Team! Meet Jackson, one of our Program Coordinators at LAJF and a Co-Assistant Camp Director.

Each summer at Camp Rising Sun is a reminder of what’s possible when young people from around the world come together to grow, lead, and connect. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome an incredible and diverse group of campers, but we’re also reckoning with who isn’t here and why.

Click to read this open letter to the CRS community from LAJF Director of Programs, Elyem Chej.