Community Service for Teens

The Jewish Youth Philanthropy Institute™ offers innovative programs focused on philanthropy and community service for 8^th-12^th graders.  Programs enable teens to become active community leaders, empowered citizens and responsible young adults while earning SSL hours!  Register now for our Northern Virginia programs while space is still available by contacting Leah Siskin at leah@jypi.org or (301) 348-7328.

Israel for Teens

Israel Quest (IQ)
Israel Quest offers interested teens who want to spend at least a month in Israel after the tenth or eleventh grade an opportunity to earn grants of $1250 if they meet the program’s requirements. There are more than 50 approved trips to Israel including NFTY in Israel. The program is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.  Isreal Quest is part of the Partnership for Jewish Living and Learning.

NFTY in Israel
NFTY summer programs in Israel are 5-6 week adventures which combine travel and learning while touring ancient and modern Israel. (www.nfty.org)

NFTY Eisendrath International Exchange (EIE)
EIE is a fully accredited high school semester in Israel offered both in the Fall and Spring. This program includes immersion into the culture, history and language of Israel as well as standard U.S. high school academic courses. (www.nfty.org). For information on the Israel programs contact: URJ Youth Division at 845-987-6300 or email nftyis@warwick.net

URJ Camps

Camp Harlam

Camp Harlam, in Kunkletown, Pennsylvania, is our regional URJ summer camp, one of eight camps the Reform Movement sponsors. Camp Harlam has two four-week sessions for campers from fourth grade through tenth grade. In eleventh grade, campers go on a Camp Harlam NFTY in Israel program, and in 12th grade, students become CITs. Camp Harlam is a fully accredited sleep away camp. In addition to the usual camp activities, Camp Harlam helps provide a strong Jewish identity. (www.campharlam.org)

URJ 6 Points Sports Academy

URJ 6 Points Sports Academy will be the first intentionally Jewish sports camp, integrating outstanding sports instruction with Reform Jewish values. "6 Points" is opening this coming summer, June 2010, on the campus of the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro, N.C.

This camp will serve children who are fanatical about sports and are also interested in experiences that will grow their Jewish pride and Jewish identity. This camp on the spectacular American Hebrew Academy campus will offer intensive, high-quality sports instruction together with Jewish role models and an inspiring program.

Kutz Leadership Academy

Every summer, hundreds of Jewish high school students from around the country gather at the URJ Kutz Camp in Warwick, New York for the NFTY Leadership Academy. They attend this program, which consists of two 3 1/2-week sessions, in order to gain skills they will need to be effective leaders in their congregations, youth groups, and regions. Additionally, Kutz Camp provides opportunities for Jewish study, personal growth, and fun in a unique campus-like environment. Staff comes from all over the country. Kutz provides an intense, fun-filled environment for teens.   (www.kutz.urjcamps.org)