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Founded in 1909, Young Judaea is a peer-led youth movement. Its programs include youth clubs, conventions, camps and Israel programs with an emphasis on social action and Jewish identity. Young Judaea has 15 regions in the United States and is affiliated with the Federation of Zionist Youth ( United Kingdom) and Tzofim (Israel).
The program had a record enrollment of 106 participants in 2007, which was prior to the recent recession in the United States. This came at a time of increased enrollment for several gap year programs in Israel, which was attributed by Keith Berman of Young Judaea's Year Course to calm in Israel. Others cited growth in financial aid, and ...
In 2014, Greenberg Call covered events leading up to and during Operation Protective Edge as part of the Jewish United Fund's "Write on For Israel" journalism and advocacy program. Following the experience, she spent a year in Israel on the Young Judaea gap year program, which included educational courses and volunteer work. [9]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America is an American Jewish volunteer women's organization. Founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, it is one of the largest international Jewish organizations, with nearly 300,000 members in the United States. [4] Hadassah fundraises for community programs and health initiatives in Israel, including ...
United Synagogue Youth (USY) is the youth movement of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ). [3] It was founded in 1951, under the auspices of the Youth Commission of what was then the United Synagogue of America. [1] USY operates in the United States and Canada, with 350 chapters across 15 regions.
Camp Tel Yehudah is the official national teen leadership camp of Young Judaea, a Zionist youth movement in North America. It is located in Barryville, New York and provides immersive, summer experiences for Jewish teenagers from ages 13–17 (going into high school up until college). It is located on the banks of the Delaware River .
Young Judaea also runs a four-week summer tour of Israel and a post-secondary educational gap year program. [14] In 2018, Canadian Young Judaea announced it would be launching a week-long overnight summer camp for LGBTQ Jewish campers called Machane Lev. [15]
Masa Israel Journey (or Masa Israel, Hebrew: מסע "journey") is a public-service organization founded by the Prime Minister ’s Office of the Government of Israel, together with The Jewish Agency for Israel. Masa Israel is the leading organization in the long term Israel experience space, with a range of 2-to-12-month study, service, and ...