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.
Every month we send out an email newsletter to keep you — our community — up to date with everything going on at LAJF and CRS! If you aren’t already subscribed to our email list, please click here to subscribe. We’ll be sharing the link to the newsletter each month: Click to read the full February e-Newsletter.
Camp Rising Sun has an extensive global alumni community — with more than 6,000 alumni worldwide. Read this testimonial from alumna, Ruby Lainez, who attended CRS as a camper in 2010 and 2011 and has been continually involved as a summer staff member since then. Ruby is from Brooklyn, New York and she currently works as a school psychologist in New York. Click to read her testimonial.
Every month we send out an email newsletter to keep you — our community — up to date with everything going on at LAJF and CRS! If you aren’t already subscribed to our email list, please click here to subscribe. We’ll be sharing the link to the newsletter each month: Click to read the full January e-Newsletter.
Are you looking for support and guidance through the college application and admissions process? Join the CRS College Student Network mentorship program. We are looking for mentees, mentors, and volunteers. Click to read more and go to lajf.org/csnapply to apply today.
Every month we send out an email newsletter to keep you — our community — up to date with everything going on at LAJF and CRS! If you aren’t already subscribed to our email list, please click here to subscribe. We’ll be sharing the link to the newsletter each month: Click to read the full December e-Newsletter.
Read Haadia’s Story! When you support LAJF and Camp Rising Sun, change happens. The past year has reaffirmed just how important our work is, and with supporters like you, we can do anything. By making a gift to LAJF and CRS, you'll be making a difference in the lives of our alumni like Haadia. Please click to read and donate to LAJF and CRS this holiday season.
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