Young Judaea Events
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Our youth are the future of our synagogue and our religion. We appreciate community support in encouraging youth to participate in Young Judaea events and attend Young Judaea or other Jewish summer camps and Israel programs. We offer events for three age groups, from 3rd - 12th grade. Bookmark this page to view all current and future Young Judaea events.

BOGRIM (Grades 8-12)
Group leader: Miriam Sturgis email

TSOFIM (Grades 6-7)
Group Leader: TBA

OFARIM (Grades 3-5)
Group Leader: TBA

Our youth had a great time helping at the Israel@60 fair. Thanks especially to Eliza Goldberg for a wonderful poster about Israeli contributions to technology, Ari Sturgis for painting countless faces, Dans Rome and Sobel for supervising gaga, Lindsey Cope, Hannah Kasper, Wade and Weston Kirschbaum, and Oren Klempner.

Many thanks to our advisors for all of their work this year.

Speaking of advisors:

ADVISORS NEEDED for '08-'09 for our Ofarim (3rd-5th grade) and Tsofim (6th-7th grade) groups. These are paid positions which can work flexibly with your schedule. Time required 10-15 hours per month. Please contact Miriam Sturgis 879-0463 or David Steinberg 864-0218 ext 25 if interested.

As always, if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to say hello, you can reach Miriam, Youth Director, at 879-0463 or, Fran, Assistant Youth Director at 434-3443.

Have a wonderful summer.

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JOIN YOUNG JUDAEA TODAY

Together with Ohavi Zedek, the national organization of Young Judaea underwrites our local group. In fact, the national organization pays over one half of each leader's compensation, with Ohavi Zedek picking up most of the other share of the costs.

Young Judaea is not able to fund clubs that do not have 10 paid members for each age group each year. In order to continue this arrangement of shared costs, we need to have all our participants become members of Young Judaea for a yearly fee of $30/year. Ohavi Zedek will cover this cost in the post Bar/Bat mitzvah year. The money raised allows the group to continue to be funded here, and will let the National organization see just how active a group we have. The money you give also allows Hadassah, Young Judaea's National sponsor, to focus its support on its hospitals and many programs in Israel and the US.

Please contact Miriam Sturgis for an application. As always, scholarships are available upon request.

Young Judaea is sponsored by Ohavi Zedek Synagogue and by Hadassah