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Jewish Camp and Youth Groups

 
CAMPS

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Jewish camp weaves together Jewish values, culture, and traditions, helping campers strengthen their own identity and connect with the larger Jewish community. The JEC provides a variety of Jewish camp incentive grants and scholarships.


Local Overnight Camp: Mandel JCC's Camp Wise (Grades 2-11)

Overnight camps outside the Cleveland area visit the Foundation for Jewish Camp National Database
 
Local Day Camps:

Beth Israel-The West Temple: Camp Kee Tov (Grades K-4)

Camp Gan Izzy Solon (Grades K-4)

Camp Gan Izzy Solon Explorers Program (Grades 5-7)

Fuchs Mizrachi School, Machane Mizrachi (Pre-Nursery-Pre-K)

Gross Schechter Day School, Schechter in the Sun Hebrew Immersion Camp (18 mo.-Age 5)

Hebrew Academy of Cleveland S.T.E.P. (Age 3- to Grade 8)

Mandel JCC Anisfield Day Camp (Grades K-8)

Mandel JCC Francine & Benson Pilloff Family Performing Arts Camp (Grades 2-8)

Mandel JCC Kids Club Camp (Grades K-6)

Mandel JCC Playland Preschool Camp (Ages 2-3)

Park Synagogue Day Camp (Ages K-8)

 
YOUTH GROUPS

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Youth groups are a great way to meet other Jewish kids. Cleveland has youth groups that are community wide and are based within individual synagogues. Click the links below to learn more or contact a local synagogue!
 
A Global Movement of Jewish Teens Building a Better World: BBYO inspires Jewish teens to find their people, shape their purpose, and lead their communities - supported by families, alumni, and partners who believe in the power of Jewish youth.

Ohio Northern Region (ONR) comprises chapters across Northern Ohio, bringing together more than 600 Jewish teens (grades 6-12) through 13 local chapters. 
 
Members have opportunities to participate in local programming in their communities, as well as regional experiences such as dances, community service days, sports events, and weekend conventions. Teens can also take part in international programming through large-scale conferences and BBYO Summer Experiences.
 
Chapters hold events every week, all planned by teens, for teens, ranging from social activities like ice skating to programs focused on leadership development and social justice. A parent, advisor, or regional staff member is always on hand to ensure safety and health. 
 
To learn more about the Ohio Northern Region chapter visit bbyo.org/bbyo-near-you/ohio-northern-region/ or email [email protected]. 
 
Bnei Akiva provides high quality religious Zionist education and programs for North American Jewish youth along with their families and communities. Basing ourselves on the principles of Torah v’Avodah, we encourage aliyah, love of the Jewish people, and love of Israel.

With over 40 chapters in cities around the US & Canada with programming for children and teens (grades 2-12), Bnei Akiva  is the premier religious Zionist youth movement dedicated to growing generations of Jews committed to building a society devoted to Torah and the Jewish people in the state of Israel.
 
To learn about the Cleveland chapter bneiakiva.org/cleveland/ or email [email protected]
 
Orthodox NCSY has been engaging Jewish teens and reconnecting them with their heritage since it was founded in 1954. Through the decades, NCSY has evolved and found new ways to make Judaism relevant to teens. Today, NCSY is in more places, connecting with more teens, in more ways than ever before.
NCSY reaches 35,000 teens from more than 200 cities across six countries each year. NCSY connects with Jewish teens through innovative, cutting-edge social and recreational programs to develop a positive Jewish identity. NCSY inspires Jewish teens through informal Jewish education, retreats and summer programs. NCSY empowers teens through leadership development and guidance to become passionately-committed leaders of the Jewish community.
 
To learn about the Cleveland Chapter visit centraleast.ncsy.org/chapters/cleveland/ or email Ben Sadik, [email protected].