Summer camp

American Jewish summer camps offer Israeli teens a break from pressures at home

770 teens from the Gaza Envelope attended camp this past summer as part of Campers2Gether, a Jewish Agency initiative that began in 2024.

The Jewish Agency partners with North American camps and Jewish federations to provide Israeli teens with a respite from the war.
Muslim women attend Friday prayers at Iqraa Dunmurry Mosque in Belfast, Northern Ireland, August 9, 2024.

Shi'ite org. axes UK children's summer camp following radicalization concerns, Iran ties

Camp Wilayah

Islamic combat training camp run by pro-Hezbollah preacher takes place in UK

Participants at the five-day summer camp for youth who experience stuttering.

Israeli researchers unveil program to treat stuttering in children with five-day camp


Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to visit his Jewish summer camp, Cedar Lake

Emhoff is headed to the camp next Thursday to visit his old stomping grounds and speak to the Jewish campers there about Jewish life and antisemitism.

 US SECOND Gentleman Douglas Emhoff speaks at a meeting of special envoys and coordinators on combating antisemitism, in Berlin, earlier this year.

Pickleball, America’s fastest-growing sport, is a hit at Jewish camps and sports tournaments

“The great part about pickleball is it’s so approachable, and people can pick it up so quickly,” Carr told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.

Competitors play pickleball on courts set up in the outfield of Fenway Park, home of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox, during the 2023 Ballpark Series in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., July 14, 2023.

Israeli summer camps to shatter records in number of participants

An unprecedented number of Israeli youth will experience Israel's forests this summer.

 : Ifat Ovadia-Luski with her daughter Shirah (center), Roee Teshuva, Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Youth Movements in Israel, Danny Pedida, Director of the Northern Region in KKL-JNF's Education Division, and Eli Hafuta, Director of the Upper Galilee-Golan Region in KKL-JNF and others.

Summer camps: A transformative two-way street for Jewish peoplehood - opinion

In the context of today’s relationship between Israel and world Jewry, this mentality is arguably more important than ever.

 THE WRITER directs an activity at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin

US summer camps should stick to Judaism, not gender - opinion

The current implementation of rules involving mixed-biological gender housing is causing Jewish camps from varying ideological persuasions to take a position on the issue. 

YOUNG ISRAELI scouts play at a summer camp in the Haruvit forest. (Illustrative of Zionist American summer camps.

Former NBA stars shoot the breeze at Jerusalem YMCA

Mark West and Eddie Johnson speak about their NBA careers and the State of Israel.

 POSING AT the Jerusalem YMCA are former NBA stars Mark West (left) and Eddie Johnson (right) flanking Israel’s Tamir Goodman.

How Jewish summer camp became a refuge for LGBTQ+ youth - opinion

Doing this work takes moving beyond polarized positions and opening ourselves up to the possibility that God’s image (and God for that matter) is much more varied than we ever imagined.

 Summer Camp Kimama Half Moon

Israeli children in the Gaza area will receive summer camp scholarships

Nearly 600 children from the area around Gaza will receive preference for summer camp scholarships.

A summer camp in Israel.

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Lack of gov't funds sees summer camps for special needs Israeli kids scrapped

The budget cut to the movement sparked outrage, with some noting past comments against the movement by parties in the coalition.

WITH THE help of El Al, members of Krembo Wings get ready to spread their wings.